U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War

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Fred V. Cherry, USAF pilot, veteran of the Korean War, recipient of the Air Force Cross, and the senior African American prisoner held in North Vietnam. George Coker, USN bombardier-navigator, recipient of the Navy Cross. Donald Cook, USMC military advisor with the South Vietnamese Marine Corps. … See more

Vietnam Prisoner of War: Incredible Story Behind the …

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Vietnam Prisoner of War: Incredible Story Behind the Photo | Time History Military The Incredible Story Behind a Haunting Picture of …

Doug Hegdahl - Wikipedia

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Vietnam War POWs and MIAs | Britannica

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John McCain after his plane was shot down during the Vietnam War More than 80 percent of POWs held in North Vietnam …

Famous Prisoners at the Hanoi Hilton | List of Notable Hỏa

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List of Famous Prisoners at the Hanoi Hilton ranked by fame and popularity. The Hanoi Hilton is the nickname that American prisoners gave the Hỏa Lò Prison. The …

44 Declassified Vietnam War Photos The Public …

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During the Vietnam War, for example, photographs and footage brought the conflict home to the American people. Shocking images such as Nick Ut's "Napalm Girl" and Eddie Adams' "Saigon Execution" …

A Photo That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War

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The prisoner, Nguyen Van Lem, is a Vietcong fighter but wears no uniform, only a plaid shirt and black shorts. His hands are cuffed behind his back. Though in his 30s, he looks little older than...

American POWs in Vietnam | National Museum of American History

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In North Vietnam alone, more than a dozen prisons were scattered in and around the capital city of Hanoi. American POWs gave them nicknames: Alcatraz, Briarpatch, Dirty Bird, the …

I Spent Seven Years as a Vietnam POW. The ‘Hanoi …

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That group included Naval aviators Jerry Denton and Jim Stockdale, the highest-ranking officer in the prison, who taught me the tap code on the prison walls so we could communicate to each other...

The Poetry of the Vietnam War | Poetry Foundation

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By the time United States troops withdrew from Vietnam in 1973, the Vietnam War had become one of the longest, most controversial conflicts in American history. An estimated 2 million Vietnamese civilians were …