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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 20, 2008
After decades of denials, the Chinese have acknowledged burying an American POW in China after the Korean War, telling the U.S. that Army Sgt. Richard G. Desautels, of Shoreham, Vt., died after he "became mentally ill." China had long insisted that no Americans were moved to Chinese territory from North Korea. The disclosure of Desautels' fate raises the possibility that new details concerning other POWs may surface.
June 20, 2008
After decades of denials, the Chinese have acknowledged burying an American POW in China after the Korean War, telling the U.S. that Army Sgt. Richard G. Desautels, of Shoreham, Vt., died after he "became mentally ill." China had long insisted that no Americans were moved to Chinese territory from North Korea. The disclosure of Desautels' fate raises the possibility that new details concerning other POWs may surface.