 
Operation Homecoming
Air Tech. Sgt. James R. Cook, who was captured after bailing out of his stricken aircraft over North Vietnam, salutes the colors from his stretcher as he is carried aboard a C-141A aircraft during Operation Homecoming, Feb. 12, 1973. U.S. Air Force photo
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Posted: 2/12/2013
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Operation Homecoming
Newly freed prisoners of war celebrate as their C-141A aircraft lifts off from Hanoi, North Vietnam, on Feb. 12, 1973, during Operation Homecoming. The mission included 54 C-141 flights between Feb. 12 and April 4, 1973, returning 591 POWs to American soil. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 2/12/2013
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Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presents the Silver Star, posthumously awarded to Capt. Francis Gary Powers, to the captain’s grandchildren, Francis Gary “Trey” Powers III and Lindsey Barry, on June 15, 2012, in the Pentagon. Captain Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and received the decoration for the heroism he displayed while held prisoner by the Soviets. He was released in 1962 but subsequently died in a 1977 helicopter crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Brownlow)
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Posted: 6/15/2012
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Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz celebrates with Gary Powers Jr. and Dee Powers, children of Capt. Francis Gary Powers, after Schwartz presented the captain’s posthumous Silver Star to the family on June 15, 2012, in the Pentagon. Captain Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and received the decoration for the heroism he displayed while held prisoner by the Soviets. He was released in 1962 but subsequently died in a 1977 helicopter crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Posted: 6/15/2012
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Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star
(From right) Suzie Schwartz, wife of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, and family members of Capt. Francis Gary Powers stand for the National Anthem during the posthumous presentation of the captain’s Silver Star on June 15, 2012, in the Pentagon. Captain Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and received the decoration for the heroism he displayed while held prisoner by the Soviets. He was released in 1962 but subsequently died in a 1977 helicopter crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Posted: 6/15/2012
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Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and his wife Suzie congratulate family members of Capt. Francis Gary Powers following his posthumous presentation of the Silver Star on June 15, 2012, in the Pentagon. Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and received the decoration for the heroism he displayed while held prisoner by the Soviets. He was released in 1962 but subsequently died in a 1977 helicopter crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Posted: 6/15/2012
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Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presents the Silver Star, posthumously awarded to Capt. Francis Gary Powers, to the captain’s grandchildren, Francis Gary “Trey” Powers III and Lindsey Barry, on June 15, 2012, in the Pentagon. Captain Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and received the decoration for the heroism he displayed while held prisoner by the Soviets. He was released in 1962 but subsequently died in a 1977 helicopter crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Posted: 6/15/2012
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Maj. George "Bud" Day
Maj. George E. "Bud" Day, a downed F-100 Super Sabre pilot, became the only known American to escape into South Vietnam after being captured in the north. Within two miles of freedom, he was re-captured by the Viet Cong. He wouldn't know freedom again for 5 1/2 years. For his bravery, he received the Medal of Honor. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 10/11/2010
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Airman's Roll Call
This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses Operation Homecoming, a highlight in Air Force history. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration)
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Posted: 2/11/2009
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Capt. Hilliard Wilbanks
Capt. Hilliard Wilbanks, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force Illustration/Virginia Reyes)
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Posted: 11/21/2008
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Col. Merlyn H. Dethlefsen
Col. Merlyn H. Dethlefsen, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force Illustration/Virginia Reyes)
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Posted: 11/21/2008
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Capt. Virgil 'Gus' Grissom
Gus Grissom was one of NASA's original seven Mercury astronauts and the first man to fly in space twice. He died Jan. 27, 1967, in the Apollo 204 fire at Cape Kennedy. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 11/3/2008
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