Commander George Coker was one of the “Alcatraz 11,” a group considered by the North Vietnamese to be the resistance leadership, even though he was a junior officer. The Alcatraz 11 were moved from Hao Lo to a separate facility “Alcatraz” in 1967. Among them were Jim Stockdale and Bob Shumaker. Like Shumaker, Coker was a key communications link in the command structure at Hao Lo and the other Hanoi prisons. He also has the
For nearly six years, Colonel Tom Norris was a prisoner of war in Vietnam, now he’s sharing his story.
Vietnam POW John Fer shares stories and insight based on his shoot-down, evasion, capture, interrogation, and internment in the Hanoi Hilton for 73 months. He was John McCain’s cellmate. Produced by Jarel and Betty Wheaton for Peninsula Seniors www.pvseniors.org
Colonel Bob Waggoner (Ret), a towering but gentle man and fly fishing guide, was shot down over North Vietnam and spent 6 ½ years as a POW, including time at the Hanoi Hilton with John McCain. This is his story from an interview my son did for a History Day Project in 2009.
