Homecoming or Rude Awakening? (Jose Luna)

Former Vietnam POWs posthumously honored at Niagara County Courthouse (John Anderson)

Almost 50 years ago to the days that Gen. George Everette “Bud” Day and Master Sgt. John T. Anderson II were released from prisoner-of-war camps in North Vietnam, the two Vietnam veterans were posthumously honored at the Niagara County Courthouse. As part of Thursday’s ceremony, pictures and brief biographies of

50 years after the US exited Vietnam, a new exhibit sheds light on the infamous ‘Hanoi Hilton’ (Tim Sullivan)

50 years ago, direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War officially ended as the last remaining combat troops and prisoners of war returned to American soil. It was a complex moment for the country, as the war was deeply unpopular and ended in defeat. More than 58,000 Americans died in the war,

Vietnam POW and Michigan native Donald ‘Digger’ Odell

Donald E. “Digger” Odell, an Air Force fighter pilot who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for more than five years after being shot down in 1967, died Thursday in Michigan. He was 86. “Lt. Col. Odell was an American hero and inspiration to several generation of Airmen,” said Brig. Gen. Rolf

560th FTS honors Vietnam POWs at Freedom Flyer Reunion (Richard Bates, Gregg Hanson)

The 560th Flying Training Squadron honored three former Vietnam veterans during the 47th Annual Freedom Flyer Reunion at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph March 25-26. The annual reunion allows Air Force combat pilots who were shot down in the Vietnam War, many suffering long periods in captivity as prisoners of war,

‘Hanoi Hilton’ survivor Murphy Neal Jones; endured 6.5 years as prisoner of war

Murphy Neal Jones Sr., a Baton Rouge native who endured more than 6½ years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam’s infamous “Hanoi Hilton,” died Thursday in Delaware. He was 81. A football star at Baton Rouge High School who went on to play at Tulane University, Jones was a