Vietnamese POW Capt. Myron L. Donald looks smilingly at this wife after returning into her arms

Capt. Myron L. Donald looks smilingly at this wife on March 17, 1973 at March Air Force base in California, after he placed a lei around her neck as he deplaned following flight from Clark Air Force base. The former POW from Tucson, Arizona, was held by the North Vietnamese for over five years.

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