Navy Pilot Chronicles his POW Experiences (Jack Ensch)

High Desert Hangar Stories: A Tale of Two Davids, and a mission for the books (David Rehmann)

I heard a Special Forces soldier say recently that his greatest hero is the Vietnam veteran. In his words, he said the reason that today’s soldiers are treated so well is directly related to the disrespectful way the Vietnam veterans were treated upon returning home. I agree that today’s warriors have

Strength from Service – Gary Guggenberger

Staff Sergeant Gary John Guggenberger, United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War in South Vietnam and Cambodia from January 14, 1969 until his release on February 12, 1973. Gary was awarded the Prisoner of War Medal, The Purple Heart, and two Bronze Stars. After his release in

Vietnam P.O.W. remembered as devoted grandfather, hunter (Thomas Van Putten)

To his children, Thomas Van Putten talked little about his service in the Vietnam War and his 13 months as a prisoner. But they knew he was a hero. “We all knew it was a big deal,” said Linda Milley, his daughter. Mr. Van Putten, whose escape from a Viet

Quiet Vietnam POW ‘not a hero’ (Michael Lenker)

After an almost imperceptible hesitation, Mike Lenker stood. About 500 people politely applauded when Lenker, 60, was introduced as a prisoner of the Vietnam War. It was a fleeting formality between the Harlem High School Choraleers’ “Song for the Unsung Hero” and the keynote speech, part of the hourlong Tribute

Home to Crowd, Home to Quiet POW’s Returns to Cinnaminson, Alloway (Sima, Abbott)

HOISTING unidentified neighborhood youngster, Thomas W. Sima smiles returning ex-prisoner of war Air Force Lt. Col. he received in hometown POWs Return to Gnnaminson, Alloway Home to Crowd, Home By WAYNE PARTENHEIMER Courier-Post Staff Two former prisoners of war returned to their South Jersey homes in markedly M i JLav