Vietnam POWs Return Home
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1973 Vietnam War POW's Return - 50th Anniversary
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C-SPAN.orgAlvin Townley
In 1973, the U.S. launched Operation Homecoming flying 591 American POWs home from Vietnam. Today marks 52 years since the completion of this moment of national reunion. Years of captivity finally ended for these brave service members. While we celebrate their return, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues the search for the remaining 1,573 members still missing from the Vietnam War. Watch our reel to learn more about Operation Homecoming and DPAA’s ongoing commitment. #OperationHomecom
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In 1973, the U.S. launched Operation Homecoming flying 591 American POWs home from Vietnam. Today marks 52 years since the completion of this moment of national reunion. Years of captivity finally ended for these brave service members. While we celebrate their return, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues the search for the remaining 1,573 members still missing from the Vietnam War. Watch our reel to learn more about Operation Homecoming and DPAA’s ongoing commitment. #OperationHomecom
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To mark the 50th anniversary of the return of American POW’s from Vietnam in 1973, author Alvin Townley talks about their harrowing experience and the work of the National League of POW-MIA Families to bring them home. Watch on October 29th at 10:30 AM ET on C-SPAN2 Watch online at: https://www.c-span.org/video/?522958-1/1973-vietnam-war-pows-return-50th-anniversary | American History TV
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To mark the 50th anniversary of the return of American POW’s from Vietnam in 1973, author Alvin Townley talks about their harrowing experience and the work of the National League of POW-MIA Families to bring them home. Watch on October 29th at 10:30 AM ET on C-SPAN2 Watch online at: https://www.c-span.org/video/?522958-1/1973-vietnam-war-pows-return-50th-anniversary | American History TV
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#OTD 1973: Fifty years ago today, #OperationHOMECOMING, the repatriation of POWs from North Vietnam, began. At Hanoi's Gia Lam Airport, the men were thrilled to see USAF C-141A Starlifter aircraft landing to pick them up. Recalling his own journey out of North Vietnam on Feb. 18, 1973, Maj. Gen. Ed Mechenbier, the last Vietnam POW to serve in the USAF, said, "When we got airborne and the frailty of being a POW turned into the reality of freedom, we yelled, cried and cheered." The first #C141 to
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#OTD 1973: Fifty years ago today, #OperationHOMECOMING, the repatriation of POWs from North Vietnam, began. At Hanoi's Gia Lam Airport, the men were thrilled to see USAF C-141A Starlifter aircraft landing to pick them up. Recalling his own journey out of North Vietnam on Feb. 18, 1973, Maj. Gen. Ed Mechenbier, the last Vietnam POW to serve in the USAF, said, "When we got airborne and the frailty of being a POW turned into the reality of freedom, we yelled, cried and cheered." The first #C141 to
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Operation Homecoming (February – April 1973) was the successful, U.S.-led repatriation of 591 American prisoners of war (POWs) held in North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and China following the Paris Peace Accords. It involved 325 Air Force, 138 Navy, 77 Army, 26 Marines, and 25 civilians, primarily flown from Hanoi on "Hanoi Taxi" C-141s. | Vietnam war
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