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Other ex-P.O.W.s told John G. Hubbell, author of the book P.O. W., that Garwood "occasionally was put in charge of the American P.O.W.s" and "had no qualms about barking orders at them...
Harker recalls that one night, half a dozen hungry prisoners angered their guards, including Garwood, by butchering and preparing to cook a cat. They were forced to stand at attention until a prisoner named Russ told the Viet Cong that he had killed the cat. The Vietnamese guards then beat and kicked him. Says Harker: "Bob Garwood came up to us and said we were all going to have to pay for what happened to Russ. Bob blamed us for what had happened. He hit me one time in the ribs, but hurt my feelings more than anything else...
Harker remembers that on another occasion, Garwood brought a chicken to the P.O.W.s. Says Harker: "He was trying to win our favor. He said he had stolen it from a guard. Before he left, he said he wanted the two legs, while the rest of the chicken was shared...
When the Vietnamese released the American P.O.W.s in 1973, Garwood remained in Viet Nam. Two months ago, he passed a note to a businessman from Finland stating that he wanted to come home. The State Department quickly arranged for his release...
With the war long over, many of Garwood's fellow P.O.W.s feel that he should not be court-martialed. "I dislike what he did, there's no denying that," says Harker. "I don't feel he should get off without a reprimand. I say he should be allowed to go free...