EVENT INFORMATION

12
February
1973

First group of U.S. prisoners of war returns home

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📅 12 February 1973 📍 Vietnam

Operation Homecoming began with the release of U.S. prisoners from North Vietnam. The National Archives records 591 American prisoners released under the agreement, while Vietnamese detainees and civilians also figured in the agreement’s prisoner-release provisions.

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People in this event

U.S. prisoners of war

Henry Kissinger

Lê Đức Thọ

Organizations in this Event

United States

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Paris Peace Accords