“Stolen Honor: Wounds that Never Heal” is now available on DVD/VHS video. Below are additional interviews with the POWs interviewed for the program. Check back here often as we will frequently add new clips as they become available.
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Downloadable .mp3 audio files can be found here.
"I was told by them that the penalty was death..."
Name: Leo K. Thorsness
Hometown: Walnut Grove, MN
POW time: 5 years, 19 days
Awards:
Medal of Honor
Silver Star
Six Distinguished Flying Crosses
Ten Air Medals
Two Purple Hearts
Good Conduct Medal
"What he stands for is wrong..."
Name: George E. "Bud" Day
Hometown: Sioux City, Iowa
POW time: 5 yrs, 7 mos, 13 days
Entered 1967- Discharge 1973
Awards:
Medal of Honor
Air Force Cross
Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
“He desecrated all the war dead and their families...”
Name: Kevin McManus 
Hometown: Oakton , VA
POW time: 5 yrs, 8 mos, 4 days
Awards:
Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Purple Heart
“He changes with the wind... ”
Name: Leo K. Thorsness
Hometown: Walnut Grove, MN
POW time: 5 years, 19 days
Awards:
Medal of Honor
Silver Star
Six Distinguished Flying Crosses
Ten Air Medals
Two Purple Hearts
Good Conduct Medal
“With just 4 months experience, he claims to be an expert... ”
Name: Thomas S. Pyle
Hometown: Wilmington, DE
POW time: 6 yrs, 6 mos 26 days
Awards:
Two Silver Stars
Three Bronze Stars
Two Purple Hearts
Legion of Merit
Air Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
“Rules of Engagement”
Name: Thomas J. Sterling
Hometown: Fort Walton Beach, FL
POW time: 5 yrs, 10 mos 15 days
Awards:
Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star
Two Purple Hearts
Two Air Medals
Air Force Commendation Medal
“In America we have so many freedoms…”
Name: Ralph E. Gaither 
Hometown: Miami, FL
POW time: 7 years, 3 months, 23 days
Entered 1962 - Discharge 1986
Awards:
Two Silver Stars
Two Legions of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Four Bronze Stars
Six Air Medals
Two Purple Hearts
“Integrity and loyalty…”
Name: Robinson Risner
Hometown: Tulsa, Ok
POW time: 7 years, 4 months, 27 days
Awards:
Two Air Force Cross
Distinguished Service Medal
Two Silver Stars
Three Distinguished Flying Crosses
Bronze Star
Eight Air Medals
“The North Vietnamese told us we were war criminals, not covered by Geneva Convention…”
Name: James H. Warner
Hometown: Ypisalanti, MI
POW time: 5 years, 5 months, 1 day
Awards:
Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Two Bronze Stars
Two Purple Hearts
Eleven Air Medals
Navy Commendation Medal