Work With Viet Cong
(N.Z Press Assn.—Copyright) WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. A 21-year-old Marine who said he went over to the Communist side in Vietnam and spent 18 months with the Viet Cong returned voluntarily to the United States today, the Marine Corps said. It said Private John Sweeney, of Babylon, Long Island, flew to New York from Sweden with his parents. He was taken to St Albans Naval Hospital for a physical examination, after which he would undergo normal debriefing conducted in cases of this nature, the Marine Corps said. The statement did not give any indication about whether Private Sweeney would be prosecuted, but there was speculation that he would face a court-martial investigation on a desertion charge, at least.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32392, 3 September 1970, Page 11
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121Work With Viet Cong Press, Volume CX, Issue 32392, 3 September 1970, Page 11
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