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Overview
He was warned by his own government not to go to Hanoi, Vietnam. It was he was told still considered "enemy territory". There would be no seventh fleet off shore to help him. He would have no radio, no weapon and no friendly contacts in country to come to his aid should he be detained on trumped up charges. Others he was told had been held incommunicado for arbitrary periods of time. "You're not a movie star, family member of the missing, a millionaire or an official member of the U.S. Government," the State Department said. Just leave it alone…"don't forget the Logan Act- citizens are not authorized to negotiate with foreign powers!"It wasn't even possible to buy a plan ticket to Hanoi, Vietnam, from anywhere in the United States. It would cost money. The U.S. government would not help. Neither would a single U.S. corporation sponsor the effort for fear that they would loose out on profits if the lifting of the Trade Embargo were delayed for any reason. The POW/MIA issue was a thorn in the side of to many lobbyists who were trying to conduct business with Vietnam. Members of Congress also had to watch their actions before veterans and companies seeking to make inroads on their respective causes.
Still, Joseph M. Corrigan found the courage of conviction to go to Hanoi, Vietnam alone. He sold his pension fund to finance his work. He flew into the mouth of the tiger. Where others had failed he succeeded! The Patriot's Way is his story.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Joseph M. Corrigan is the American instrumental in repatriating the first ever remains of sixteen U.S. servicemen from Cambodia. He credits the Vietnamese Government in part for that success. The families that were fortunate enough to receive remains for burial were never informed of his efforts on their behalf. To help address the common humanitarian concerns between the people of Vietnam and the United States he sold his pension fund and went to Hanoi, Vietnam alone. He financed his own efforts because no corporation was willing to sponsor a POW/MIA effort. First warned by the U.S. Government not to go to Vietnam he later received an endorsement by the State Department and the United Nations for his non-government organization activity. He had the courage of conviction to get the job done. He did what he could with what he had and made a difference in the world. In addition he was a candidate for Congress in the Republican Primary of 1994. He was awarded by the New York State Naval Militia for his humanitarian work & received a Ph.d. in Theocentric Business and Ethics from the American College of Metaphysical Theology.