Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18


duct in War
BILE with American precepts o
honor and justice.
The Recommended
Code of Conduct
After long study and earnes
ldeliberation, the committe,
came to It's decision. That deci
lsion Is found In the code o
conduct now proposed for al
members Of the armed forces.
The committee recommend
that the proposed code Of con
duct be promulgated In the form
Iof an executive order. The cod
demands high standards. To en-
,Isure achievement Of these. eacl
,imember Of the armed forcei
liable to capture must be pro.
lvided with specific training de-
lsigned to equip him better ;,
lcope with al enemy effortl
llagainSt him. He viii be FULLY
INSTRUCTED as to his behavior and
obligations in combat and II
1.-THE event Of capture.
No prisoner Of war will b.
forgotten by the United states
The support and care of de.
pendents Of prisoners Of war Il
prescribed by law. Every prac.
jtical means viii be employed h
establish contact with, to sup.
port and to gain the release ol
tall prisoners Of war.
/ The United States seryicefnan
lIby his service is protecting hi,
Nation. Amy shrinking of THU
responsibility or any unwilling.
mess to do his full part weaken,
this defense and invites disaster
I ] am an American fighting
man. ] serve In the forces which
guard my country and our way
LOT life. I am prepared to give
Imy life in their defense.
| A member Of the armed forces
lis always Q fighting man. Al
lsuch, it is his duty to oppose
1.-THE enemies Of the United States
regardless Of the circumstance:
in which he may find himself,
whether in active participation
in combat. or as a prisoner Of
war.
If individuals and commanders
we're permitted to surrender
whenever a situation seems To
ibe desperate it would become
ian open invitation to all weak Of
Twin or depressed In spirit.
| / viii never surrender Of my
own free will II I'm command
will never surrender my men
while they still have the means
to resist.
As an individual. a member Of
the armed forces may never
voluntarily surrender himself.
When isolated and he can no
longer inflict casualties on the
enemy, it is his duty to evade
capture and rejtin the nearest
friendly forces.
The responsibility and author
lity Of a commander never ex-
tends to the surrender Of his
command to the enemy while II
ihas power to resist or eyade.
When isolated, cut OF or sur
rounded, q unit must continue tC
Tight until relieved, or able to re-
join friendly forces by breaking
tout or by eyading the enemy.
The tight is everywhere. Ever
lin the prison camp. When the
Iuse Of physical weapons is de.
lnied, the mental and moral "wil
Ito resist" must be kept alive In
every prisoner.
/ III i am captured / will con.
time to resist by ali means avail.
liable. ! viii make every effort II
ESCAPE and aid others to escape
II win accept neither parole mo-
special favors from the enemy.
j The duty Of q member Of tn.
ARMED forces to continue re.
ISiStance by all means at his dis
posal Is not lessened by the mis-.
fortune Of capture. Article 90 o.
the Geneva Conventions Relativ,
to the Treatment OF Prisoners d
WAR Of August IL. 1919, pertains
must be explained, and covered
In the training programs to b.
carried out by the Services.
! Article 90 provides as follows
i "A prisoner Of war shall b.
subject to the laws, regulations
land orders In force in the armet
] forces Of the OBTAINING Power
1.-THE OBTAINING Power shall b,
,ljustified In taking judicial o.
disciplinary measures in respec
. lof any offence committed by /
. Iprisoner Of war against such
, laws, regulations or orders
, However, no proceedings o.
, Ipunishments contrary to tn,
provisions Of this Chapter shall
/ Ibe allowed.
'f any law. regulation o.
lorder Of the OBTAINING Power
, shall declare acts committed b.
10 prisoner Of war to be punish.
liable, whereas the same act!
would not be punishable IL com.
. United by o member Of the forces
LOT the OBTAINING Power, sucI
lacts shall entail disciplinar,
lpunishments only"
He viii escape II able to d.
$50. and win assist others tx
ESCAPE. Parole agreements are
promises given the captor by q
prisoner Of war upon his faith
land honor, to fulflll stated con.
ditions. such as not to bear
arms or not to escape, In con-
federation of Snecial nriviIeaes