Col Lee Ellis presentation to US Air Force Academy

The Documented Cases: POWs Left Behind

The actual story of Prisoners of War (POWs) left behind in previous wars is quite documented but became obscured by hoax POW pictures, small time scams, and other diversions. This is the story of those POWs left behind in Laos and Vietnam, drawn on facts from government published reports and official testimony from high-level figures such as former U.S. Defense Secretary and CIA Director James Schlesinger who testified under oath that POWs remained behind in

CAPTURED – Shot Down In Vietnam

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/

Pilots in Pajamas 1: Yes, Sir (English)

Communist East German made propaganda film about American Prisoners of War held by the North Vietnamese.

Jerry Curtis – Vietnam POW shares his story, Voices of the Brave

Retired Air Force Col. Thomas “Jerry” Curtis was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for more than seven years, which was longer than well-known POW John McCain’s time in captivity. In a new monthly series “Voices of the Brave,” evening anchor Leslie Draffin shares Curtis’ story of survival and faith.

BEYOND COURAGE – Surviving Vietnam as a P.O.W.

The Vietnam War lasted almost 20 years. It was the first war the U.S. had lost. However, the return home of the Prisoners-of-War was widely celebrated. They were held captive for almost nine years, the longest of any American war. Those pilots who survived shootdown were held in secluded prisons, hidden from the outside world except for occasional propaganda films.In 1992 I received permission from the Vietnam government to return to Hanoi and the prison

Col Lee Ellis presentation to US Air Force Academy

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The Documented Cases: POWs Left Behind

CAPTURED – Shot Down In Vietnam

Pilots in Pajamas 1: Yes, Sir (English)

Jerry Curtis – Vietnam POW shares his story, Voices of the Brave

BEYOND COURAGE – Surviving Vietnam as a P.O.W.

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