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Is there concrete evidence that American POW's from the Vietnam war were still being held in Siberian camps as recently as the 1990's?

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Why are some countries referred to as "The Motherland" and others as "The Fatherland" by natives? Is there a historical context for these gender distinctions?

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In both the films Platoon and Forrest Gump, U.S. squad commanders call in ordinance on their own position after being overrun by the enemy. Has this actually happened in American military history?

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Is there concrete evidence that American POW's from the Vietnam war were still being held in Siberian camps as recently as the 1990's?	2742
Why are some countries referred to as "The Motherland" and others as "The Fatherland" by natives? Is there a historical context for these gender distinctions?	28
In both the films Platoon and Forrest Gump, U.S. squad commanders call in ordinance on their own position after being overrun by the enemy. Has this actually happened in American military history?	5