Badly injured after his North American F-100F is shot down over North Vietnam, Maj. George E. “Bud” Day is captured and severely tortured. He manages to escape and eventually makes it to the Demilitarized Zone. After several attempts to signal US aircraft, he is ambushed, recaptured, and is later moved to prison in Hanoi where he continues to offer maximum resistance to his captors. Finally released in 1973, Day is awarded the Medal of Honor for his conspicuous gallantry while a POW.
The Trump administration has tapped three officers for three-star roles in the Air Force and Space Force, including a new director of operations on the Space Staff and a retired officer to return to active duty and lead Air University, the Pentagon announced Aug. 3.