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Questions whether America left prisoners of war (POWs) behind in Vietnam and whether we know it. Less than likely that this question will ever be answered; Discussion of last week's hearings before the Senate Select Committee on POW-MIA Affairs;Nothing about the quest for POWs is simple; Senator John Kerry's committee aims to settle the question; Allegations and testimony; Secret missions; Details.

Features the city of Hue in Vietnam. Hue as the ancient capital of Vietnam; Historical background; Role in the Vietnam War; Abdication of Emperor Bao Dai in August 1945; Self-immolation by a Buddhist monk in 1963 as a protest against the Vietnamese government; Similar incident in 1993; Promotion of tourism; Author's search for people who served the last Vietnamese emperor Bao Dai.

Considers whether there was a government-sponsored cover-up regarding the possible existence of living American prisoners-of-war (POW) in Vietnam. Why opening the official records on this issue is not, in the end, going to close the books on it; Details of investigations being conducted by Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.