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George Everett Day, an Air Force fighter pilot who was shot down in the Vietnam War, is considered to be one of America’s most decorated service members. During his military service, he served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Day earned 70 decorations, to include the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Air Force Cross.
The events of August 26th, 1967 would indelibly change his life. While flying a mission over North Vietnam, Day was shot down and immediately captured by the North Vietnamese. Nursing a dislocated knee and an arm broken in three places, he managed to escape captivity and evade the enemy for two weeks. He made his way back into South Vietnam, earning the distinction of being the only prisoner to actually escape from North Vietnam. Unfortunately, Day was just two miles from the safety of a U.S. Marine Corps base when he was shot and recaptured by a Viet Cong patrol.
Thereafter, he defiantly and resolutely endured a brutal, 67-month imprisonment that finally ended in repatriation on March 14, 1973. Three days later, Day was reunited with his wife and four children at March Air Force Base, California.
| Date Taken: | 06.08.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 09.27.2018 09:32 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 629413 |
| VIRIN: | 080618-F-F3224-1001 |
| PIN: | 615948 |
| Filename: | DOD_106073851 |
| Length: | 00:01:04 |
| Location: | TEXAS, US |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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