Letter from Colonel Frank Borman to Next of Kin

This letter is from Borman to the families of prisoners of war and missing in action. Borman's mission, ordered by President Nixon, was to win the release of American prisoners of war and account for the missing, but North Vietnamese officials refused to meet with him. He said that many governments around the world promised to raise the issue, but the enemy continued to treat prisoners as political hostages. Borman assured families that the U.S. government was determined to keep working, and he believed the International Red Cross was the best way to ensure prisoners’ proper care and eventual release.