Congressional Record, September 22, 1970

Colonel Frank Borman, the U.S. President's Special Representative on Prisoners of War, spoke to a Joint Session of Congress after traveling the world to raise awareness about the harsh treatment of American prisoners of war in Vietnam. He described how prisoners suffered from starvation, isolation, and lack of medical care, while North Vietnam refused to provide a list of who was being held. Borman urged Americans and world leaders to unite, keep politics separate from humanitarian needs, and push for the Red Cross to be allowed to inspect prison camps.