POWs aren't allowed to accept early release, but one man was ordered to.

by phil on Saturday Sep 6, 2008 6:05 AM
wikipedia gem

Interesting story about Vietnam POW Doug Hegdahl. Seems like the way I'd like to handle things if I were a POW. (Found his name via Slate article asking, Did McCain's captors really need permission to release him from Hanoi Hilton?)