The White House Salutes Our Prisoners of War – May 24, 1973
President Richard M. Nixon hosted 1,300 guests on The White House South Lawn for a celebratory dinner on May 24, 1973.
President Richard M. Nixon hosted 1,300 guests on The White House South Lawn for a celebratory dinner on May 24, 1973.
Interviewee: Colonel William Austin, Airforce Commissioned: September 1960. Honorable Discharge: October 1988 Served: Vietnam 1967 – March 1973 Special Duties: RB47 Navigator, F4 Test Pilot, F4D “Phantom II” Navigator, Wild Weasel Hunter Prisoner of War
Shot down on a secret mission during the Vietnam War, Major George “Bud” Day was captured and resisted severe torture as a POW in the “Hanoi Hilton” from 1967 to 1973. Three years after his release, on March 6, 1976, Day was presented with the Medal of Honor along with fellow POW Admiral James Stockdale.
American Veterans Center’s 2006 conference panel on Vietnam: The POW Experience, featuring Col. George “Bud” Day, Maj. Gen. Edward Mechenbier, Capt. Jack Fellowes, and Lt. Col. Anthony Marion Marshall.
The official documentary of POWs release February 12, 1972. Awarded First Place Gold at the US International Film Festival 1973.