POW

Charles is a Penobscot Indian from Maine. In 1943, he was drafted into the Army at 19 years old. Charles became a combat medic deployed during WWII.

William Burton Clark served in the Army during World War II and survived the Bataan Death March.

Throughout his life, Marine Veteran Charles Harrison exhibited unfailing courage against insurmountable odds and never allowed bitterness or anger to determine the path of his future.

For Korean War Veteran and former prisoner of war Benito Anguino, the horror of war and life as a POW is something he wanted to forget.

Army Air Corps Veteran John William Baber served as a pilot on the Eastern Front during World War II and was a prisoner of war for 15 months.

Former Army Staff Sgt. John “Jack” E. Lillich, a 94-year-old World War II Veteran who spent time in Germany as a POW in 1945, can tell you about the price of freedom.

Basil was sent to gunnery school and then joined a bombing crew flying out of Framlingham, England, as a waist gunner. From Aug. 1943 to June 5, 1944 Basil had flown 119 combat missions over Europe.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Gilbert A. Pagel. Gilbert served […]

“The inscription on it read, ‘Sunchon Tunnel Massacre, 1950 Korea, POW Survivor.’ And on the inside was a name."

Quincy, Massachusetts is home to a number of tributes for Veterans. Honoring Vietnam Vets and KIA, the town recognizes the service and sacrifice of these men.

The VA honors and remembers the life of Frank Buckles, last surviving WWI Veteran / Doughboy, who passed away at the age of 110.