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BORN: Sept. 12, 1956, Garnett EDUCATION: Kansas State U, B.S., 1979; U of Kansas, J.D., 1982 FAMILY: Wife, Mary; three children RELIGION: Methodist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Teacher; lawyer; White House aide; broadcaster POLITICAL CAREER: Kansas Secretary of Agriculture, 1986-90, 1991-93; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 2008, Topeka...
...buildup of forces was halted, and local commanders had to go in with whatever units they could cobble together. Some were only at half-strength, and others were Interior Ministry troops, a kind of national guard used for internal security. "There was no joint training," says Sherman Garnett, a former head of Russian affairs at the Pentagon in Washington, "and the command was divided...
...Boston, boutiques and basements alike offer a broad spectrum of apparel to a diverse market. But Bob Garnett, the founder of Strutter's, sees a clear distinction between the recycled clothing sold in the vast rooms of The Garment District, and the vintage clothing displayed in Newbury Street shop windows. "I consider vintage clothing to be clothes made in the 1940's and maybe 1950's. The jeans and the flannels and everything that is really popular today is just recycled clothing...it depends on how and when it was made," explains Garnett...
...refuses to pay for remains out of fear that to do so would encourage the trade in bones even more. Says Garnett Bell: "Some remains could be in the hands of private citizens, but the figure is unknown." Last year a Vietnamese team was sent the length of the country to ask local officials and individuals to turn over any evidence on MIAs. The search yielded a scant 46 boxes, only three of which contained materials relating to MIA cases. A joint U.S.-Vietnamese forensic team is examining the materials...
Some U.S. officials, including Garnett Bell, head of the U.S. Office for POW/MIA Affairs in Hanoi, have speculated that as many as 10 Americans could have been left behind in 1973, though he added that he believed they died at the hands of their captors. That possibility, unsettling in its own right, is a far cry from the outlandish claims by some members of the MIA industry. Millions of dollars are raked in every year through mailings from organizations that plead for contributions by raising the specter of large numbers of Americans being held in secret prison camps, waiting...