Podcast from the Richard Nixon Library and Foundation
50 years ago, 591 American prisoners of war were saved from North Vietnam. Hear their stories like never before.
https://capturedpodcast.com/
50 years ago, 591 American prisoners of war were saved from North Vietnam. Hear their stories like never before.
https://capturedpodcast.com/

Captured and at the mercy of an increasingly cruel enemy, German-born US Navy pilot Dieter Dengler was left with no choice but to attempt a daring escape from the Pathet Lao prison camp in which he was being held during the Vietnam War. The fateful decision was made only after he and six other POWs had overheard plans to get rid of them as soon as the guards ran out of food. Dieter would choose

For nearly six years, Colonel Tom Norris was a prisoner of war in Vietnam, now he’s sharing his story.

Vietnam Prisoners of War recall their experiences and the inspirational story of how they not only survived their imprisonment, but found growth and gratitude afterwards. Their stories are juxtaposed with those of recent Naval Academy Midshipmen who are facing the COVID pandemic and applying those same foundational values to their own experiences.

Dave Carey talks about his experience as a POW for 5 1/2 years during the Vietnam war.

USAF Lt. Col.(Ret.) Tim Ayres was born in 1945 in Los Angeles, California. He received his commission through the U.S. Air Force Academy on Jun 5, 1968, and completed pilot training in June 1969. Lt Ayres was then trained as an O-2A Milirole Forward Air Controller and was assigned to Quang Ngai, South Vietnam the same year. After a one-year tour as a Forward Air Controller, he trained in the F-4 Phantom II and was