For nearly six years, Colonel Tom Norris was a prisoner of war in Vietnam, now he’s sharing his story.
For nearly six years, Colonel Tom Norris was a prisoner of war in Vietnam, now he’s sharing his story.
In 1972, as the Paris Peace Accords drew to a conclusion, young William Reeder, Jr. was a Captain in the U.S. Army, assigned to an AH-1G Cobra Attack Helicopter in Vietnam. For many servicemen and women, the Vietnam War was over for the U.S. military. Reeder was afraid he missed the opportunity to see combat as a Cobra gunship pilot. The North Vietnamese had other plans, however, and the Easter Offensive changed Reeder’s life forever.
The official documentary of POWs release February 12, 1972. Awarded First Place Gold at the US International Film Festival 1973.
