Medal of Honor recipients visit JBPHH

Col. (Ret.) Leo Thorsness, U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and Medal of Honor recipient, proudly holds his Medal of Honor during a visit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 4. Thorsness was an F-105 pilot in 1967, and on his ninety-third mission in the country he was shot down over North Vietnam. He bailed from his aircraft and was captured by enemy forces and spent six years as a Prisoner of War in Hanoi, Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lauren Main)

PHOTO BY:

VIRIN: 121004-F-FD024-010.JPG

FULL SIZE: 3.42 MB

Additional Details

No camera details available.

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

Go to Gallery