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Three former Vietnam War POWs appeared before a gathering of U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen to talk about their ordeal a half-century ago. The last of the American POWs returned from Vietnam …

Vietnam-era prisoners of war reunited at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum 50 years to the day after President and Mrs. Nixon hosted them at a 1973 White House dinner. Former…

Veteran Everett Alvarez talked about his service in Vietnam and his experience being held captive for over eight years in Hỏa Lò Prison, named ironically by American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilto…

Former prisoners of war (POWs) from the Vietnam War shared their experiences. On May 24, 1973, President Nixon held a White House dinner to welcome prisoners of war home from Vietnam. From M…

May 24 is the anniversary of the 1973 White House dinner hosted by the Nixons to welcome home Vietnam War POWs. Ross Perot delivered the keynote address, and video messages from Secretary of…

Everett Alvarez is the author of Chained Eagle: The Heroic Story of the First American Shot Down over North Vietnam, published by Potomac Books. Navy Lieutenant Alvarez, a pilot shot down ov…

James Bradley talked about his book, Flyboys: A True Story of Courage, whick tells the story of nine U.S. airmen, shot down near the island of Chichi Jima in the Pacific during World War II.…

Witnesses testified about a proposal to scale back, consolidate or close selected Veterans' Administration health care facilities. Everett Alvarez is former Deputy Director of the Vetera…

As part of several pre-inaugural events, President-elect Bush and Vice President-elect Cheney participated in a tribute to American veterans. They were joined by officials, veterans and musi…

In the second evening of the convention themed “strength and security with a purpose,” participants spoke about the need for a strong national defense, trade issues, energy and resource poli…

Republican leaders spoke at the Republican National Convention about V.P. nominee Dan Quayle.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated with music, prayer, and a color guard. Senator John Warner (R-VA) made a keynote speech. After the ceremony, which climaxed a week-long salute to …