
Palm Springs Air Museum Past Pow/Mia Event Highlights
Highlights from past National POW/MIA Recognition Day Event Highlights held at the Palm Springs Air Museum

Highlights from past National POW/MIA Recognition Day Event Highlights held at the Palm Springs Air Museum

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

MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION PLACE: HOA LO PRISON, HANOI, NORTH VIETNAM MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 1969 RANK: REAR ADMIRAL (RANK AT TIME OF ACTION: CAPTAIN) CONFLICT/ERA: VIETNAM WAR – U.S. NAVY UNIT/COMMAND: ATTACK CARRIER AIR WING 16, U.S.S. ORISKANY MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 1969 For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while senior naval officer in the prisoner-of-war

Major Joe Crecca, a Vietnam Prisoner of War, shared his story with airmen on Ramstein for POW/MIA week. Major Crecca was help prisoner in Hanoi, Vietnam for 2,280 days.

Jeremiah Denton delivers a few words on the tarmac after his release in 1973