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Former Green Beret officer James “Bo” Gritz smiles while talking to reporters on the front lawn of his Westchester, California home on March 12, 1983, as wife Claudia stands beside him. Gritz
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![Former Green Beret officer James “Bo” Gritz talks to reporters as his wife Claudia looks on and their daughter Melody hugs her father outside their Westchester, California on March 13, 1983, home Former Green Beret officer James “Bo” Gritz talks to reporters as his wife Claudia looks on and their daughter Melody hugs her father outside their Westchester, California on March 13, 1983, home](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NB247H/former-green-beret-officer-james-bo-gritz-talks-to-reporters-as-his-wife-claudia-looks-on-and-their-daughter-melody-hugs-her-father-outside-their-westchester-california-on-march-13-1983-home-after-gritz-returned-saturday-from-an-unsuccessful-mission-to-find-us-soldiers-he-believes-are-being-held-in-laos-ap-photodoug-pizac-2NB247H.jpg)
Former Green Beret officer James “Bo” Gritz talks to reporters as his wife Claudia looks on and their daughter Melody hugs her father outside their Westchester, California on March 13, 1983, home
![A banner welcoming former Green Beret officer James “Bo” Gritz home from Thailand was hung across the street on which he lives in Westchester, California on March 12, 1983, by friends and A banner welcoming former Green Beret officer James “Bo” Gritz home from Thailand was hung across the street on which he lives in Westchester, California on March 12, 1983, by friends and](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NB246C/a-banner-welcoming-former-green-beret-officer-james-bo-gritz-home-from-thailand-was-hung-across-the-street-on-which-he-lives-in-westchester-california-on-march-12-1983-by-friends-and-neighbors-gritz-returned-by-government-order-from-his-mission-to-find-us-soldiers-he-believes-are-being-held-prisoner-in-laos-ap-photodoug-pizac-2NB246C.jpg)
A banner welcoming former Green Beret officer James “Bo” Gritz home from Thailand was hung across the street on which he lives in Westchester, California on March 12, 1983, by friends and
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Former Green Beret Bo Gritz talks to reporters and supporters in Naples, Idaho on Monday, August 31, 1992 prior to heading in to continue talks with fugitive Randy Weaver who remains in
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