 The New Orleans panel noted that Lauben himself twice has since repudiated this.When describing his interview with Bacque, Lauben stated "I am 91 years old, legally blind, and my memory has lapsed to a point where it is quite unreliable ... Often during my talk with Mr Bacque I reminded him that my memory has deteriorated badly during the 40 odd years since 1945.Mr Bacque read to me the USFET POW figures for discharge and transfers to other national zones.