### Question
How does the law define prisoner of war?


### Answer
Under *50 U.S.C. § 4105*, **prisoner of war** is defined as:

> any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was held as a prisoner of war for any period of time during the Vietnam conflict by any force hostile to the United States, except any such member who, at any time, voluntarily, knowingly, and without duress, gave aid to or collaborated with, or in any manner served, such hostile force

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 4105*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 51-WAR CLAIMS > SUBCHAPTER I-TITLE I OF WAR CLAIMS ACT OF 1948**

