The Poet POW (Major General John Borling)

50 years later, Operation Homecoming a ‘symbol of the last warriors’ returning from Vietnam (Tom McNish)

Operation Homecoming, which freed now-retired Col. Tom McNish and more than 600 prisoners of war from Vietnam 50 years ago this spring, was the best military operation of McNish’s 34-year career.

Chilled Wine and Warm Hearts Awaiting a P.O.W. in Jersey (Joseph Abbott)

There is a bottle of champagne in the Abbott home on Rensterville Road in Alloway, N. J., that has been chilling there since October, 1968. It will bbe opened when Maj. Joseph S. Abbott Jr. of the Air Force returns home from North Vietnam some time soon.

Hanoi Allows Interview With 2 P.O.W.’s (William Mayhew)

Seven American prisoners of war were seen and two were interviewed by this reporter to day in a small prison camp on the outskirts of Hanoi. They indicated that the con ditions of their captivity were satisfactory, and they spoke calmly but with obvious feeling about the war and of

Montgomery County observes POW/MIA Recognition Day with ceremony at Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial (Herschel Scott Morgan)

Montgomery County commissioners joined veterans and their families in a solemn ceremony in observance of POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial outside the Montgomery County Court House in Norristown Friday morning. “Perhaps our greatest testament to our POWs and MIAs is not just that we gather today,” said

ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED… 4 FEBRUARY 1968… THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE… (Carl Laister)

“Major Carl Light Pistol 02 described the incident involving Capt Lasiter as follows: ‘As we approached a point about 30 miles west of the target, I saw Pistol Four burst into flames and immediately afterward a MiG-21 approached from his six o’clock position and pulled up and to the left