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Ted Sampley, American POW/MIA activist (died 2009)

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Ted Sampley

Activist for U.S. prisoners of war/missing in action after Vietnam War

Theodore Lane Sampley was an American Vietnam War veteran and activist. He primarily advocated for those servicemen still considered missing in action or prisoners of war (POW-MIA) as of the end of hostilities in 1975. A staunch political conservative, he also ran for local…
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July 17

Day of the year

July 17 is the 198th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 167 days remain until the end of the year.
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