Homecoming Interviews with John McCain and Claude Douglas Clower

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Description

This recording includes interviews (sound only) with former prisoners of war John McCain and Claude Douglas Clower, recorded after their release from North Vietnam. The two men were shot down and captured by the North Vietnamese in the fall of 1967 and spent more than five years as prisoners of war. They were released as part of Operation Homecoming on March 14, 1973. The interviews are unedited accounts of their experiences as POWs, their return journey, experiences with the press, and their gratitude at being brought home.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations.

National Archives Identifier: 630745

Full Citation: Motion Picture 342.PS.130.BK.3C; Homecoming, Clark Flight Line – March 14, 1973; Arrival of Returnees at Clark from Hanoi; 3/14/1973; “Project Homecoming” Sound Recordings, 1973 – 1973; Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, Record Group 342; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/mccain-clower-homecoming/, March 30, 2026]

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