The inspiration for this story came to me from a YouTube video that was originally posted three years ago by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs—but reshared on MSN two months ago via the ...
After Lt. Col. Robert Stirm was released from a POW camp in Vietnam, the iconic photo of him reuniting with his family was ...
Editor’s note: In part II of this two-part series, retired U.S. Air Force pilot Jerry Curtis talks about his seven-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, and his eventual release. Part I ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Members of the Tori Chapter 421 of the Vietnam Veterans of America will host their Annual POW-MIA Ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. — ...
Vietnam War Army veteran Harry Metzler pays respects to men he served with in the 1st Infantry Division at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day, November 11, 2024. Fifty years ago, communist ...
This month marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, and one Naples veteran shared his harrowing experience as a prisoner of war. Capt. Wayne Smith was held captive in a cell next to former U.S ...
Bien Hoa, Vietnam, April 1968: Viet Cong, in their spare time, read “Free World” magazines. One can be seen reading an article on Dak To. The Bien Hoa prisoner of war camp, run by the Army of the ...
QUINCY – Mayor Thomas Koch was 12 when he first met Navy Capt. Richard Stratton, a Vietnam War hero and former prisoner of war, one of the longest-held captives in that war. The year was 1975; ...