Sounds like there was something at play besides pure camaraderie and no-man-left-behind ethos: > Hambleton had Top Secret access to Strategic Air Command opera

Sounds like there was something at play besides pure camaraderie and no-man-left-behind ethos: > Hambleton had Top Secret access to Strategic Air Command operations and was an expert in surface-to-air missile countermeasures. The North Vietnamese Army may have possessed information about his presence in Vietnam and his capture would have meant a huge intelligence bonanza for the Soviet Union.