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7 1/2 months as POW
From Green Beret to restaurant owner
POW2-9-16-11
Former Vietnam Prisoner of War Arthur Cordoba shows his grandson Pablo two of the walking sticks he made for veterans inside of his restaurant Nanas Pupuseria in the Cardoza West shopping center on Louise Avenue in Manteca. - photo by HIME ROMERO
Armando Cordoba was 3 ½ klicks behind enemy lines on a recon mission in Cambodia when he realized that he was in trouble. With only two fellow Green Berets by his side, Cordoba could see the North Vietnamese Army gathering in the jungle in front of him. It started to become clear that the helicopter that dropped them made a serious topographical error.