Members of the United States armed forces were held as prisoners of war in significant numbers during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1973. Unlike U.S. service members captured in World War II and the Ko
American POWs in North Vietnam lining up for release on March 27, 1973.
The "Little Vegas" area of Hỏa Lò Prison, built for American POWs in 1967. Shown in a final inspection in 1973 shortly before the Americans' release.
The Hanoi Hilton in a 1970 aerial surveillance photo.
John McCain III giving an interview to the press about his time as a POW on April 24, 1973, soon after his return from Vietnam.
Doug Hegdahl
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Douglas Brent Hegdahl is a former United States Navy petty officer second class who was held as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. After an early release, he was able to provide the names and p
United States prisoners of war during the Vietnam War
…and Marine Corps airmen; a relatively small number of Army enlisted personnel were also captured, as well as one enlisted Navy seaman, Petty Officer Doug Hegdahl, who fell overboard from a naval vessel. Most U.S. prisoners were captured and held in North Vietnam by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN); a much…
Hegdahl in 1970