POW/MIA Memorial Week at Travis AFB
U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Byrum, 60th Air Mobility Wing deputy commander, left, speaks with Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. William Tschudy during the POW/MIA Memorial Week opening ceremony vigil at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 11, 2023. Tschudy was taken as a POW during the Vietnam War July 18, 1965, and spent 2,767 days in captivity. He returned to U.S. soil on Feb. 12, 1973, when he landed at Travis AFB as a part of Operation Homecoming. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Philip Bryant)