Nov. 19--SANDESTIN -- Of all the people who will Cheap Prom Dresses this weekend's 40th anniversary reunion of the Son Tay Raiders, it isn't fellow raiders John Gargas hopes to see.It's the former prisoners of war in Vietnam.On Nov. 21, 1970, 59 Special Forces rescuers (three of them Air Force, the rest Green Berets) flew into the Son Tay prison camp in North Purple Sweetheart Short Prom Dress to rescue 75 prisoners of war.They found it empty. "It haunted us for a long time," said Gargas," Son Tay Raid: American POWs in Vietnam were not Forgotten."

Gargas interviewed raiders and some of the POWs for his book. All of the raiders expressed t h e i r d i s a p p o i n t m e n t that the camp was empty. But the mission was a success in ways the Purple V-neck Open Back Chiffon Long Prom Dress could not have known about at the time. Gargas said the prisoners knew about the raid. Although they were not rescued, the mission improved their conditions and restored their hope.Before the raid, the POWs were scattered in different camps under horrible conditions, many in solitary confinement. They were sent to one location shortly before the raid.

"They were placed in large rooms where there were 40 or 50 of them. They could finally see American faces," Gargas said. "They realized they were not forgotten, that someone was looking for them. So they Red Interlaced Slit Floor Length Evening Dress they were going to get home someday." The raid is considered an example of a well-executed joint forces mission, according to a news release from the Son Tay Raiders Association. About 116 aircraft and three aircraft carriers were involved. Brig. Gen. LeRoy J. Manor handpicked 200 Green Berets for the job, and about 100 of them trained at Duke Field from late August to November.