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Keith McKim

Keith McKim shares the stories of Medal of Honor Recipients Jon Cavaiani and Loren D. Hagen.

Vietnam POW Ted Gostas

Vietnam veteran Ted Gostas had five days left in his tour of duty. He was captured at the start of the Tet Offensive. Five days turned into more than five years as a prisoner of war in a North Vietnamese POW camp.

Vietnam: Trisha Hood (Widowed Spouse Interview)

Donald Hood volunteered for the 82nd Airborne so that he could parachute in with front-line soldiers to repair their damaged glasses quickly. Sunday Trisha Hood shares the story of her husband who passed on in 2012.

Vietnam: Ted Gostas

April 1967 Ted Gostas had just five more days before his tour of duty in Vietnam was up. Gostas was captured and spent 5 years, 1 month, and 15 days as a Prisoner of War.