The Nation - News from Feb. 24, 1986
About 500 Vietnam War veterans rallying in New York outside the Vietnamese Mission to the United Nations demanded the release of American soldiers believed still alive in Southeast Asia or “we’ll come after them.” Speakers staged a 51-day fast to draw attention to the issue and urged the U.S. and Vietnamese governments to bring Americans home. Among signs at the rally were “Hanoi Take Jane Fonda. Give Us Our Men Back,” referring to a visit by the actress to Hanoi in 1972. Police estimated about 500 people attended the rally.
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