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Hero Found

The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War

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USS RANGER (CVA-61) during WestPac cruise, 1966.

A-1 Skyraider crossing over the ramp of flight deck for arrested landing.

Wreckage of Dieter Dengler's Spad spotted in Laos, February 2, 1966.

After five months as a POW in Laos and subsequent escape, Dieter on the day of his rescue, July 20, 1966. He weighed 98 pounds.

Dieter with his squadron mates from VA-145 in admiral's stateroom aboard RANGER, July 22, 1966.

Dieter with his physician, Capt. Alden Holmes, during his two-month stay at San Diego Naval Hospital.

Dieter, right, meeting the Spad pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Deatrick, who saw him waving at the river in southern Laos and called in a rescue helicopter.

Newly promoted Lieutenant Dieter Dengler with chestful of medals.

Harper Paperbacks

336 pages

Photographs throughout

$14.99

ISBN: 978-0061571374

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