POW

Roger Ingvalson landed in North Vietnam and was taken as a prisoner of war. On his first day, he was publicly beaten and taken into an underground prison.

Stanley Nelson endured difficult conditions while held prisoner and was left to die. American forces found him and evacuated him for medical treatment.

Richard Hackney's aircraft was shot down by German forces. He jumped from the aircraft and deployed his parachute but badly twisted his ankle upon landing.

In April, 1945, James Free and other POWs from Stalag 17-B were relocated. They marched more than 280 miles in 18 days to a camp outside Braunau, Austria.

Whatever doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. For retired commander Jack Schwartz, that seems to be the case. The 22-year navy Veteran spent 1,367 days in captivity as a prisoner of war during World War II. He turned 103 years old April 28.

Ross Calvert lost about 40 pounds by the time the Germans found him. After interrogation, he was taken to a flea-infested Prisoner of War camp, Stalag 7A.

The Japanese forced William Allen and the American soldiers to walk more than 60 miles in ten days from the Bataan Peninsula to the O’Donnell prison camp.

Ray Avila was taken to prisoner of war camp Stalag 4B where he worked in a foundry, digging graves and pulling disabled vehicles from snow and mud.

This 22-year Navy veteran spent 1,367 days in captivity as a prisoner of war during World War II. And he’s about to turn 103 years old April 28.

Corda Hestle was only 12 years old when her father’s F-105 Thunderchief was shot down, while leading a strike mission against surface-to-air missiles sites in North Vietnam.

Bernie was deployed to Europe and served alongside Patton’s Third Army in German-occupied France. Oct. 2, 1944, Bernie was taken prisoner by German forces.

Shelby Johnson served during World War II and was a survivor of the Bataan Death March.