Airline crew honors veteran returning from first Vietnam visit since POW imprisonment

A U.S. Air Force veteran and former POW visits Vietnam after decades, culminating in an emotional flight home where he was ...
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Vietnam War POW in iconic ‘Burst of Joy’ photo dies at 92

It’s the ultimate homecoming photo — a smiling family rushing to reunite with a U.S. Air Force officer in 1973 who spent years as a POW in North Vietnam, his oldest daughter sprinting ahead with her ...
Military.com

World War II POW Who Survived Three Wars Celebrates 101st Birthday

Ret. Army Master Sgt. Ed Beck made it through three wars and nearly died in a German POW camp to still be present, sharing ...
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Vietnam War POW Robert Stirm, seen in iconic 'Burst of Joy' photo with family, dies at 92

It's the ultimate homecoming photo — a smiling family rushing to reunite with a U.S. Air Force officer in 1973 who spent years as a POW in North Vietnam, his oldest daughter sprinting ahead with her ...
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Vietnam War POW Robert Stirm, seen in iconic ‘Burst of Joy’ photo with family, dies at 92

FILE - Released prisoner of war Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm is greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., as he returns home from the Vietnam War, March 17, 1973. (AP Photo/Sal ...