Today March 2nd – 50th anniversary of POW Shoot Down & Capture: See Inside

Hayden J. Lockhart, Jr.

Today March 2 is the 50th��anniversary of the shoot down and capture of the first Air Force POW of the Vietnam War. As part of the ongoing events celebrating the ��50th��Anniversary of that war, today AF Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh will host a ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington honoring Air Force POW/MIAs who did not return.

Captain Hayden Lockhart (USAFA Class of 1961) was the first Air Force pilot captured and was a POW for almost eight years. He returned with honor in February 1973. I look forward to joining General Welsh and other POW friends at the memorial service today.

Hayden J. Lockhart, Jr. – Vet Tribute Page