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Vietnam POWs/MIAs honored during 48th Freedom Flyer Reunion
March 29, 2022 — Two former Vietnam veterans and prisoners of war were honored by the 560th Flying Training Squadron during the 48th Annual Freedom Flyer Reunion at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph March 24-25... MORE

JBSA commemorates POW/MIA Recognition Day
September 20, 2021 — Members of the Joint Base San Antonio community took part in a 5K run commemorating Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day Sept. 18, 2021, at Heritage Park on JBSA-Randolph... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio community members participate in a 5-Kilometer run commemorating Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day

Vietnam POW recounts experiences to 149th Fighter Wing members
October 25, 2019 — Members of the 149th Fighter Wing heard from guest speaker retired Air Force Lt. Col. Barry Bridger about his experiences as a Vietnam prisoner of war Oct. 22... MORE

Members of the 149th Fighter Wing listen to retired Lt. Col. Barry Bridger speak about surviving six years as a prisoner of war during Vietnam. Bridger was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over a North Vietnamese city in January of 1967.

Former Vietnam POW addresses 433rd Airlift Wing deployers
September 3, 2019 — A former Vietnam War prisoner spoke about leadership and communication before an audience of 500 deployers and their loved ones in San Antonio Aug. 17... MORE

Retired Air Force Col. Lee Ellis speaks at an Air Force Reserve Yellow Reintegration Program training event in San Antonio Aug. 17. The former Vietnam War prisoner told deployers and their loved ones what he learned during captivity that they can apply when dealing with struggles in their own lives. His F-4C Phantom was shot down over North Vietnam in November 1967 and he was held until March 1973.

No problem too big or small for former POW
May 2, 2016 — When U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum talks about her prisoner of war experience during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, she’s always surprised at the response to her story. "So many people tell me, ‘I... MORE