<Tr> <Th> Battles / wars </Th> <Td> Vietnam War </Td> </Tr> <P> Robert Russell Garwood (born April 1, 1946) is a controversial former Vietnam War prisoner of war (POW). Garwood was a United States Marine Corps Private First Class when he was captured on September 28, 1965 near Da Nang, Quang Nam Province . </P> <P> Often cited as the last verified American POW from the Vietnam War, Garwood was taken to North Vietnam in 1969, and reportedly was released in 1973 along with the other American POWs . However, he did not return to the United States until March 22, 1979 . </P> <P> Garwood was judged by the Department of Defense (DoD) to have acted as a collaborator with the enemy . In 1998, the DoD changed Garwood's status from RETURNEE to AWOL / Deserter / Collaborator . </P>

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