Treatment of U.S. POWs a disgrace

VFW Magazine, Nov, 2002

"Prisoners of Terror" (September) was excellent. This article should be sent to every member of Congress. Treatment of U.S. POWs held by terrorist regimes should be a VFW priority.

Al Qaeda terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay live better there than they did in their own homelands. Meanwhile, our gallant soldiers have been subjected to unspeakable torture in Islamic captivity--this is a disgrace!

Pete P. Sedan, Galena, Ill.

"Prisoners of Terror" told a story that has long been neglected. Thank God you helped set the record straight. Now if only the bleeding heart media would do so.

William P. Endicott

Mill Creek, Wash.

The POW article was outstanding and very interesting. As a speaker on POW Recognition Day, I distributed 70 copies to former POWs and others at a ceremony in Huntington, W.Va.

Hershel W. Williams, Ona, W.Va.

You might be interested to know that Air Force Capt. William F. Andrews, pictured on page 30 of the September issue, was given a life membership to VFW Post 1718 in East Harrisburg, N.Y., in March 1991. In 2001, as commander of an Air Force expeditionary force, he flew 25 missions over Afghanistan. Bill is now assigned to the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon.

John Andrews, Waterloo, N.Y.