MIA Facts Site

17 June 1989
Closeup of
Thach Ba Shoreline

This drawing is from photography of 17 June 1989.  The area in the red circle is the location of the buildings visited by Smith and Garwood in July 1993.  In June 1989, buildings were on the site, though one of them -- the smaller one -- appeared to be a temporary building that is in a different configuration from the buildings visited in 1993.  One of the buildings visited by Smith and Garwood in 1993 is present in 1989.  Still, that is not the question.  The question is:  Were these buildings present in 1977 when Garwood claims to have seen US POWs here?

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Follow this link to the next view of the area, from 14 May 1985.

Click on the links to view the indicated pages.

Smith - Garwood visit to Thach Ba, July 1993   Article describing the line drawings.
24 July 1991 24 July 1991 - closeup 17 June 1989 (this page) 14 May 1985 4 June 1984
18 November 1983 27 August 1980 14 July 1978 27 September 1977  

This article prepared on November 14, 1999.