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> [I went overseas hoping to prove that all our POWs were home. I came back convinced that they were still alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/i-went-overseas-hoping-to-prove-that-all-our-pows-were-home-i-came/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

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## More by Bo Gritz

> [I believe certain members of the U.S. Congress have aided in the oppression and diversion of critical information that could have revealed a fullness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/i-believe-certain-members-of-the-u-s-congress-have-aided-in-the/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

> [A spider web of 'patriots for profit', operating from the highest positions of special trust and confidence, have successfully circumvented our constitutional system in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/a-spider-web-of-patriots-for-profit-operating-from-the-highest/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

> [I went to Ft Bragg and learned that Delta was indeed gearing up for the rescue. Still I was concerned the Reagan staff would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/i-went-to-ft-bragg-and-learned-that-delta-was-indeed-gearing-up-for/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

> [I state for the record that I have never sought funds from any POW family, nor led them to believe in any way that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/i-state-for-the-record-that-i-have-never-sought-funds-from-any-pow/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

> [Still I was concerned that politics would get between us and our POWs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/still-i-was-concerned-that-politics-would-get-between-us-and-our-pows/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

> [We held the team together for as long as possible and then sent all except the most critical personnel home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/we-held-the-team-together-for-as-long-as-possible-and-then-sent-all/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

> [The fact is that Americans were sent to Russia that have not been returned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/the-fact-is-that-americans-were-sent-to-russia-that-have-not-been/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

> [The final effort came when our reconnaissance team reported contact with the POWs and their guards by radio near midnight at a pre-arranged crossing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/the-final-effort-came-when-our-reconnaissance-team-reported-contact/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

> [I went overseas hoping to prove that all our POWs were home. I came back convinced that they were still alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/i-went-overseas-hoping-to-prove-that-all-our-pows-were-home-i-came/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

> [During the mission, Walter Jones, a team member was given a package containing bone fragments by a Lao. The source said they were from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/during-the-mission-walter-jones-a-team-member-was-given-a-package/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

> [I believe that presidents up through and including George Bush have known that Americans were left alive and in violation of law, these high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/i-believe-that-presidents-up-through-and-including-george-bush-have/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

> [The fact is that the Vietnamese held Americans after 1973.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-gritz/the-fact-is-that-the-vietnamese-held-americans-after-1973/)

[Bo Gritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-gritz/)

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