Thornwell

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Glynn Turman
Glynn Turman

James Thornwell

Vincent Gardenia
Vincent Gardenia

Traeger

Craig Wasson
Craig Wasson

Capt. Busher

Howard Rollins
Howard Rollins

Carson

Michael Alldredge
Michael Alldredge

Beecham

Todd Susman
Todd Susman

Ketchum

Nicholas Kepros
Nicholas Kepros

The Man

Julius Harris
Julius Harris

Frisco

Paul Lieber
Paul Lieber

Lt. Col. Roberts

Edward Bell
Edward Bell

Harvey Kletz / Narrator

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    The story of James Thornwell, whose accusation that the U.S. Army used mind control drugs on him to force him to confess to stealing secret documents while stationed in Orleans, France, in 1961, led Congress to award him $625,000 in damages nearly 20 years later.

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    1981-01-28

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