Freed POWs Celebrate Homecoming from Vietnam [Image 1 of 2]

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04.24.2009

Courtesy Photo

Department of War         

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

• Date Taken: 04.24.2009
• Date Posted: 07.03.2025 12:21
• Photo ID: 9148677
• VIRIN: 090424-D-D0439-9700
• Resolution: 1800x1218
• Size: 288.51 KB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)