Rear Adm. Paul W. Parcells, second from left, commander, Tactical Wings, Atlantic, stands with LT. Robert Wetzel, LT. Jeffrey Zaun, second from right, and LT. Lawrence Slade, right, as they wave to the crowd gathered for a ceremony to honor the three former prisoners of war (POWs). The three lieutenants and had been shot down during Operation Desert Storm and were among the first group of ten coalition POWs released by Iraq on March 4th.
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM
Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana
State: Virginia(VA)
Country: United States Of America(USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) Jeff Elliott
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
21/03/1991
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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