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    Vietnam War POW delivers empowering message to Team Whiteman [Image 11 of 11]

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    Vietnam War POW delivers empowering message to Team Whiteman

    WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES

    05.14.2025

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings 

    509th Bomb Wing

    U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Leonas, 442nd Fighter Wing commander, left, speaks with retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Edward Mechenbier during an A-10 Thunderbolt II tour at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, May 14, 2025. Mechenbier is a former Air Force pilot and prisoner of war in Vietnam, where he was held in captivity for nearly six years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings)

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    Date Taken: 05.14.2025
    Date Posted: 05.15.2025 16:00
    Photo ID: 9038909
    VIRIN: 250514-F-TE518-1189
    Resolution: 6521x4347
    Size: 12.77 MB
    Location: WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MISSOURI, US

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