WASHINGTON, D.C. : Korean War POWs May Still Be Alive
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Ten to 15 U.S. servicemen apparently taken prisoner during the Korean War may still be alive in North Korea and may be seeking to return home, according to an internal Defense Department report. The report, stamped “For Official Use Only,” also says at least one of four U.S. soldiers who defected to North Korea in the 1960s may want to come back.
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