[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 111 (Thursday, August 11, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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        MAINTAINING FAITH WITH AMERI- CANS STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR

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                        HON. WILLIAM F. GOODLING

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, August 11, 1994

  Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of continued 
efforts to determine the fate of those individuals classified as 
prisoners of war or missing in action in southeast Asia.
  In January, 1993, the Senate Select Committee on POW-MIA affairs 
concluded a massive investigation of the fate of 2,264 servicemen 
listed as missing in the Vietnam war. I supported these efforts to 
investigate the whereabouts of those individuals who put their lives on 
the line in service to this country.
  I strongly encourage support, and endorse a policy where all captured 
and missing persons should be released or accounted for by Vietnam, 
Laos, Cambodia, Russia, or any other Government which has information 
on these individuals. Furthermore, I encourage the administration to 
take appropriate measures to negotiate the release of any individuals 
who may remain in captivity and determine the fate of those who do not.
  Mr. Speaker, we owe it to this country and to the friends and 
families of these individuals to finally resolve the fate of these 
servicemen. The Vietnam war was one of the most divisive times in this 
Nation's history. We should never forget those who sacrificed their 
time and their lives on behalf of our country.

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