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Pavilion recalls Vietnam War
The new National Memorial Cemetery structure will debut Sunday
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 10, 2012
~~<p>Nearly 40 years after his ordeal as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, the newest memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl holds special meaning for retired Navy Capt. Jim Hickerson.</p>
<p>Hickerson, a POW for more than five years, was held captive in two Hanoi prisons after his plane was shot down Dec. 22, 1967, near the North Vietnamese city of Hai­phong. He was finally released March 14, 1973, during Operation Homecoming.</p>
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Nearly 40 years after his ordeal as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, the newest memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl holds special meaning for retired Navy Capt. Jim Hickerson.
Hickerson, a POW for more than five years, was held captive in two Hanoi prisons after his plane was shot down Dec. 22, 1967, near the North Vietnamese city of Haiphong. He was finally released March 14, 1973, during Operation Homecoming. Login for more...
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