Col. Kenneth Cordier, who served as a Vietnam fighter pilot and endured more than six years as a POW, died June 18 at age 87.
st Lt. Lee Ellis’ F-4C Phantom was shot down on his 53rd bombing mission over North Vietnam. Captured immediately on Nov. 7, 1967, he was take to the notorious Hoa Lo prison in Hanoi, where he stayed for the next five and a half years. ...
The AFA Warfare Symposium kicked off March 6 with three storied heroes of the Vietnam War. This is the first in a three-part series on their talks. Lt. Col. Gene Smith (Ret.). Smith joined the 333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron at...