PORTERVILLE, Calif. (September 17, 2019) Honorees and guests attend an aircraft static display rededication at the Porterville Municipal Airport as part of the Gulf of Tonkin Commemoration Event. The event honored the Naval Aviators who served with courage and dignity during the Vietnam War, specifically Commander Everett Alvarez Jr., U.S. Navy (RET), who became the first American aviator shot down over Vietnam and became the 2nd longest-held prisoner of war in North Vietnam, eight-and-a-half years, during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
Date Taken: | 09.17.2019 |
Date Posted: | 09.26.2019 13:32 |
Photo ID: | 5785689 |
VIRIN: | 190917-N-XH484-043 |
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Location: | CALIFORNIA, US |
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