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Retired Capt. Guy Gruters, a former F-100 Super Sabre pilot and prisoner of war, and Jeanine Sijan, Air Force Capt. Lance Sijan's sister, answered questions from the audience consisting of Airmen and Air Force civilians during the showing of a documentary film of Sijan's captivity called “SIJAN: A Quest for Freedom” Nov. 7, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Capt. Sijan is the only Congressional Medal of Honor recipient alumni of the U.S. Air Force Academy was forced to eject from his fighter jet over Laos. He was on his 52nd combat mission. He faced severe injuries, including several broken bones. But for 46 days, he managed to evade enemies with little food or water. Sijan was eventually captured and tortured as a Prisoner of War. He attempted to escape several times but was recaptured and beaten. The last person who saw him alive was Air Force Captain Guy Gruters.
| Date Taken: | 11.07.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 11.12.2019 16:36 |
| Photo ID: | 5905719 |
| VIRIN: | 191107-F-YQ806-308 |
| Resolution: | 3000x1986 |
| Size: | 1.14 MB |
| Location: | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US |
| Web Views: | 11 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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