Operation Homecoming
The official documentary of POWs release February 12, 1972. Awarded First Place Gold at the US International Film Festival 1973.
The official documentary of POWs release February 12, 1972. Awarded First Place Gold at the US International Film Festival 1973.
In great respected remembrance of Sgt. Frederick L. Elbert Jr. who passed away Sunday February 18th, 2018. We at PNN are grateful to have recorded his story. He was called to serve. He answered that call. He served when many decided to find reasons and ways to not serve. He served his country in a most difficult time and circumstance. No one can take those facts away. USMC Fred Elbert served with the elite Marine
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard “Dog” Brenneman, pilot and Vietnam POW, shares his experience of being captured, kept prisoner and released from the Hanoi Hilton. Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John F. Gonge, commander and pilot, shares how the 22d Air Force executed Operation Homecoming in 1973. Kathy Freeberg, daughter of retired U.S. Air Force Col. Alan Leslie Brunstrom, pilot and Vietnam POW, shares stories of her father and his return. Operation
Inspiring stories of heroism and gripping tales of captivity of four Vietnam Medal of Honor recipients and four former Vietnam Prisoners of War. Each recalled their experiences and answered questions at the National Infantry Foundation’s “Vietnam: Valor and Sacrifice” symposium. The symposium was part of the dedication of the new Vietnam Memorial Plaza, featuring the Dignity Memorial® Vietnam Wall at the National Infantry Museum.
Profile of retired Col. Carlyle Harris, a former POW in Vietnam who is credited with introducing the tap code, which the prisoners used to communicate