Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
10 / 15
You've got some work to do!
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
10 / 15
You've got some work to do!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEdJBsBJzoc
Halyburton was trained as an F-4B Phantom II Radar Intercept Officer, & then joined VF-84 at NAS Oceana, Virginia, in April 1965. He began flying combat missions in Southeast Asia with VF-84 flying off the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA-62) in May 1965, & was forced to eject over North Vietnam while flying his 75th combat mission on Oct 17, 1965. He was listed as Killed in Action.
In fact, Halyburton had survived the ejection & was quickly captured on the ground. He would spend the next 2,675 days in captivity in various Vietnamese prison camps including the infamous “Hanoi Hilton”. LCDR Porter Halyburton would finally be released during Operation Homecoming on Feb 12, 1973.
Hey there, radu!
Dang! You did good! Hope you’ve had a productive day.