# @airforcespecialtactics on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ4olwOlOgv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19756678-airforcespecialtactics-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-02-12T17:02:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Air Force Special Tactics (@airforcespecialtactics) — https://gondola.cc/airforcespecialtactics

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History and heritage....#OTD in 1973 The release of United States POWs began in Hanoi, Vietnam as part of the Paris Peace Accords. The Vietnamese released the longest-held POWs first and 20 POWs received a hero's welcome at Travis AFB, California.

This included six Aircraft Rescue and Recovery Services personnel: Captain Thomas J. Curtis, Captain Warren R. Lilly, 1 Lt Jerry A. Singleton, SSgt Arthur Cormier (PJ), A1C William A. Robinson (crew chief), and A2C Arthur N. Black (PJ). Captain Curtis, A1C Robinson, A2C Black, were three members of a four member HH-43B helicopter aircrew that crashed attempting to rescue a downed pilot. Each was awarded the Air Force Cross for extraordinary heroism in military operations against an opposing armed force 40 miles south of Vinh, North Vietnam. #Heritage #MilitaryHistory #AFSPECWAR

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afspecwar, militaryhistory, heritage, otd

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