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Former POW returns to Hanoi Hilton

Lee Ellis, author of "Leading with Honor", visits place of imprisonment 40 years later.

Federal News Network Staff

May 22, 2014 4:06 pm

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'A Different Kind of Courage' Col. Lee Ellis had flown more than 50 combat missions over North Vietnam, when the fighter plane he was piloting was shot down in November 1967.

Ellis was taken captive and transported to the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" prison camp, where he would spend the next 5 1/2 years.

This photo was taken of American Prisoners of War being released from the Hanoi Hilton. John McCain, the future Arizona senator and presidential candidate, stands at the front of the line on the right. Ellis is the fourth person behind McCain.

(Photo courtesy of Col. Lee Ellis)

Listen to a audio of Lee Ellis talking about being interrogated in a North Vietnamese prison. [audio mp3="http://media.dev-cms.com/wtop/34/3487/348745.mp3"]

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