Charles Dean and Neil Sharman were American and Australian citizens, respectively, travelling through Southeast Asia on a backpacking trip in 1974 when they were kidnapped and killed by anti-American Communist guerillas. Charles "Charlie" Dean (aged 24) was the brother of future Vermont politician and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, Democracy for America Chairman Jim Dean, and political activist Bill Dean. Neil Sharman (aged 23), was a journalist taking time off from his career to see the world. The two were captured and killed by the Communist Pathet Lao guerrillas. Although a civilian, Dean was regarded by the United States government as a prisoner of war. On 14 November 2003, Dean's remains were repatriated to the United States, and Sharman's were repatriated to Australia.
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