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Marine private first class robert garwood spent fourteen harrowing years as a vietnam p. W the bobby garwood story, starring ralph macchio karate kid, airs in 1993. Last american pow of the vietnam war the story of marine pfc. In the summer of 1965, marine pfc robert bobby garwood was 19 years old and served as a staff driver for the g2 intelligence section of the third marine division in danang, south vietnam. The story of marine robert garwood politics and world. He was the only american pow convicted for his conduct in captivity while in vietman. He published the 1987 book bohica that related this story. The judge dismissed most charges, but in 1981 garwood was found guilty of collaboration and assault. Garwood macchio, a marine taken prisoner in vietnam who returned to the u.

Robert garwood emerged from 14 years of captivity in. He is found guilty on the strength of the testimony from those p. During the remainder of the time us forces were actively involved in south vietnam, robert was spotted by u. Georg stanford brown biography, movie highlights and. Three years ago this month, abc went into production on a tv movie about the. At present, bobby garwood lives on the west coast and supports himself by doing mechanical repairs. Mccains attack on the last vietnam pow underscores a. W the bobby garwood story, the, 1993, directed by georg stanford brown, with minh phuoc duong, robert escobar, john pielmeier, belongs at turner classic movies. Senator robert smith r, nh has adopted the garwood case as a cause celebre. This movie version is also reflected in spite house and other revisionist material on garwood. A marine ralph macchio faces a courtmartial for aiding the. The north vietnam government may have kept him as a pow until june 4, 1975 for. The real garwood, whose role macchio portrayed in the production, was a consultant to the film s producers, according to which garwood had been ordered to survive by one of his superiors, who was also a captive of the north. The bobby garwood story is one of the oddest footnotes to the vietnam war.

Last week, abc television broadcast a sympathetic madefortv movie about garwood, depicting his version of the story. With eric stoltz, marylouise parker, ralph macchio, jill clayburgh. Robert bobby garwood is one of the strangest of the strange war america fought in vietnam from 1959 to 1975. A boys town story 1986, stuck with each other 1989, father and son. The story of a 19yearold marine captured in vietnam and held for over years. John mccain rariz who recently ranted to fellow senators about the garwood madefortelevision movie which aired june 28. The bobby garwood story make it to the air, 2 12 years after its originally designated broadcast date. No bond existed between this marine and mccain as fellow former pow s and senator john mccain, who spent years as a prisoner of the vietnamese during the war, turned on garwood with a vengeance. A marine ralph macchio faces court martial for his conduct as a vietnam war. Former pows who knew garwood denounced the movie as being trash. One evening in september, 1965, bobby garwood, a 19yearold marine private twelve days short of finishing his vietnam tour, drove his jeep to a village about six kilometers outside da nang to pick up an officer. The bobby garwood story 1992 tv a madefortv film starring ralph macchio and martin sheen was released in 1992. The bobby garwood story 1992 martin sheen and ralph macchio in the last p. The story of marine pfc robert garwood, the first marine captured in the war and the last pow to leave vietnam, is a sad and twisted tale that most of us will never know the full truth about.

Politics is blamed for abcs delay of its broadcast. Movie based on real events, about american soldier stranded in vietnam as pow long after the war was over. Martin sheen after all, whats a vietnam war movie without a sheen. Within two years he would wreck my marriage, spread the most vile lies about me, and turn my life upside down.

A marine ralph macchio faces court martial for his conduct as a vietnam war prisoner. Robert russell garwood born 1 april 1946 in greensburg, indiana is a former vietnam war. This narrative is about my personal experience with robert bobby russell garwood, pfc, usmc, dd. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck. In addition, her book shines a light into a dark corner of the war, the secret world of special operations conducted by clandestine military units working with, and for, the central intelligence agency. The vietnam war powmia issue concerns the fate of united states servicemen who were. The film s producers claimed that garwood had received orders to survive from another higher ranking pow. Senator john mccain, who also spent years as a prisoner of the vietnamese during the war, turned on garwood with a vengeance when he finally came home.

It was not until 14 years later that he returned to the usto face a court martial for desertion. The bobby garwood story, the, 1993, directed by georg stanford brown, with minh phuoc duong, robert escobar, jim mcclellan, at turner classic movies. See the full list of the last pow the bobby garwood story cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Drama based on real life events about bobby garwood, the last prisoner of war to return to america from vietnam after thirteen years. Factbased drama telling the harrowing story of a us marine who spent 14 years in vietnamese pow camps and was then arrested by the americans on charges of collaborating with the enemy. Captured by the viet cong on september 28, 1965 near da nang, quang nam province, he spent 14 years in north vietnamese prisoner ofwar camps, and when he was finally. Pfc robert garwood traitor or survivor history essay. The claim that garwood had an 1800 hours run to pick up a usmc officer is refuted by the statements from the 3 mar div asst ao to the effect that garwood was relieved of duty following. No bond existed between this marine and mccain as fellow former pows and senator john mccain, who spent years as a prisoner of the vietnamese during the war, turned on garwood with a vengeance. On september 28, with just 10 more days to complete his tour in vietnam, robert garwood left the base and subsequently fell into the hands of the viet cong. In october 1999 robert bobby garwood moved in next door to me in the quiet town of gautier, mississippi. He was the only american pow convicted for his conduct in.

Beginning in the mid1980s, a movement emerged to revise the history of the garwood affair. The strange case of pfc robert garwood leatherneck. W the bobby garwood story tv movie 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He helmed several episodes of tvs hill street blues, as well as such madefortv movies as gramblings white tiger 1981, miracle of the heart. She meets elliot, owner of a big gallery, works for him and things change. In 1979, this last american pow to return from vietnam was convicted of collaborating with the enemy. Robert russell garwood born april 1, 1946 is a controversial former vietnam war prisoner of. However, there is no substantiation for this claim. The bobby garwood story, set to air in chicago at 8 p. I chose the story of pfc robert garwood because we still dont know all the facts. Garwood, played by macchio, was a consultant on the film.

He was a deeplytrusting soul, and after the war he gave his rights to several people in particular one mother and son who began or so i believe exploiting him for all he was worth. Exactly what happened in between will probably never be known, but groom and. Hello select your address best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards customer service free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards customer service free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell. July 1993, smith, hendon, and garwood return to vietnam where they find the spot where garwood saw us pows in 1977. This story, as painful as it has been for me, is written for and dedicated to the many people who served our nation in the vietnam war. W the bobby garwood story gives a sympathetic look at the u.

Numerous powmia enthusiasts have produced reports, analysis, documents, and other claims regarding garwood that are. W the bobby garwood story, starring ralph macchio and martin sheen, was released in 1992. Dna reveals the truth about a vietnam pow found alive in the jungle 40 years later. Marine corps on charges of collaboration with the enemy. Abc television, 28 june 1993 there are serious problems with the claim that garwood was on duty when he was captured, or rallied. On september 28, bobby had just 10 more days to serve to complete his tour in vietnam. The last pow the bobby garwood story 1993 cast and. Hollywood did make a made for tv movie about garwood entitled the last pow. W the bobby garwood story, starring ralph macchio and. The last pow the bobby garwood story 1993 a marine ralph macchio faces court martial for his conduct as a vietnam war prisoner.