Vietnam Vet Had 'Will to Live' As Prisoner

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Jay Hess, held prisoner for more than five years during the Vietnam War, had the kind of resolve that Utah National Guard Maj. Gen. Brian Tarbet called on the American public to have in order to get the job done in Iraq.

The reality, however, is that many people today seem more concerned with who may be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby, how Lindsay Lohan is doing in rehab or whether Britney Spears has solved her "underwear problem," Tarbet told a room full of former prisoners of war at a luncheon in their honor Friday.

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Vietnam Vet Had 'Will to Live' As Prisoner

"We're not worrying about what we need to worry about," said Tarbet, who was the featured speaker at the annual event.

To the former POWs, Tarbet said he can be assured that they have their priorities in order in terms of h...

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