The U.S. listed about 2,500 Americans as prisoners of war or missing in action but only 1,200 Americans were reported killed in action and body not recovered .
Following the Paris Peace Accords of 1973 , 591 American prisoners of war ( POWs ) were returned during Operation Homecoming .
The American listed about 2,500 American as prisoners of war or missing in action but only 1,200 American were reported killed in action and body not recovered .
Following the Paris Peace Accords of 1973 , 591 American prisoners of war ( POWs ) were returned during Operation Homecoming .