Abstract
This essay examines the Vietnam War POW/MIA myth, the belief in the existence of living, breathing Americans soldiers still held captive in the remote jungles of Southeast Asia. This essay takes the position that the Vietnam War POW/MIA myth is not the sole product of a slick and manipulative U.S. government public relations campaign; rather, this contemporary myth finds its origin in the American monomyth, a long-standing cultural narrative.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
34
Issue
1
First Page
27
Last Page
46
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Sutton, David L.
(2002)
"The Fullest Possible Accounting: The Myth of American POW/MIAs in Southeast Asia,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 34:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol34/iss1/4
Copyright
©2002 Iowa Communication Association
