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The Paris Peace Accords of January 1973 resulted in the release of American POWs from North Vietnamese prisons in exchange for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Days before his release, Captain Frederic Flom (b. 1941), a captive since 1966, wrote a letter of gratitude to Bob Hope that eloquently expressed his understanding of the influence celebrities can have on the nation. Hope later met Captain Flom at a White House gala to honor the returning POWs.