Ron Byrne Interview
Col. Ron Byrne – Filmed in Prescott Arizona. F86, F105, POW, Hanoi Hilton,
Col. Ron Byrne – Filmed in Prescott Arizona. F86, F105, POW, Hanoi Hilton,
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) James E. Sehorn shares his experiences as a prisoner of war. He spent five-and-a-half years in POW camps during the Vietnam War
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.
Robert Harper Shumaker is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy who went on to serve as rear admiral and naval aviator in the U.S. Navy. Shumaker is best known for his resilience as a prisoner during the Vietnam War, and for coining the phrase ‘Hanoi Hilton,’ in reference to the notorious North Vietnamese prison. During his captivity, Shumaker was instrumental in the implementation of the ‘tap code’ that the prisoners used to communicate