First Shots: No Way Out

"America no longer can afford to think in terms of a limited number of our fighting men becoming prisoners of war and in the hands of an enemy in some distant land. Modern warfare has brought the challenge to the doorstep of every citizen. . . The conscience and heart of all America are needed in the support of this Code, and ‘the best of training that can be provided in our homes, by our schools and churches and by the Armed Forces will be required for all who undertake ‘to live by this Code.’” Charles E. Wilson, Memorandum from the Secretary of Defense, “Defense Advisory Committee on Prisoners of War,” July 29, 1955.