Strength through endurance: from POW to Ohio farmer (Paul Kari)

El Paso Army veteran recalls life as POW in Vietnam (Isaac Camacho)

Memories of being caged, shackled and exposed to the powerful herbicide Agent Orange linger in the mind of retired U.S. Army Captain Isaac “Ike” Camacho, the first American to escape a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam. Still, Camacho, who spent nearly two years as a prisoner of war, said

Roque Matagulay, Vietnam POW

Roque Matagulay born 3 Oct 1931 in Guam. He was an E-8, USA. He was captured 7/23/62 while on a mission for SVN forces in the south. He was exchanged for politcal prisoners 12/24/62. He and his wife had 6 children, 2 daughters and 4 sons. He was held by

50 years later, longest-enlisted POW talks about how he survived (William Robinson)

2023 marks 50 years since Vietnam prisoners of war were freed. Among them is the longest-held enlisted prisoner, Captain Bill Robinson, who now lives in Lenoir City. Despite spending more than seven years in captivity, he is grateful. He was just 22 years old and was a flight mechanic on

“See You Guys After The War”: An Air Force Pilot In Peace, War, And Captivity (Elmo Baker)

Mo Baker was born in 1932 in Morehouse, Missouri, the middle child of five. His dad was an insurance salesman and a master mason, and his mother raised the family.

POWs defend Jacksonville-based flag under fire (Carl Crumpler)

The Confederate flag has been at the center of a heated debate for the last few months. Now another flag is under fire. The POW-MIA flag designed by an Orange Park woman is being called “racist” by one published columnist. The Washington Spectator columnist Rick Perlstein’s piece titled “The Story of