I haven't been memorizing the "killed or captured" lists.

And yes, I think that a rescue of >any< of the POWs would have received this media attention. Even the black females...of which...to my knowledge...there was one.

Your "observation" is tainted by race. My "observation" is that the press corps is starving for stories so that they can keep the 24/7 coverage going between custom graphics and commercials. They could've rescued Gumbi (damnit) and it would've received this level of attention.