VIETNAM WAR ERA POW BRACELET COL. GEORGE DAY MOH
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON ONE OF THE MOST PRIZED ITEMS IN MY VIETNAM WAR COLLECTION AND THE SINGLE BEST ORIGINAL VIETNAM WAR ERA PRISONER OF WAR (POW) BRACELET I HAVE SEEN. THIS ONE IS IDENTIFIED TO "COL. GEORGE DAY / 8-26-67" WHO WAS AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR (MOH). ON HIS 65th MISSION COL. DAY WAS THE FORWARD AIR CONTROL PILOT IN AN F-105 ON A STRIKE MISSION OVER A MISSILE SITE NEAR THE DMZ WHEN HE WAS HIT AND SHOT DOWN ON AUGUST 26, 1967. AFTER EJECTING HE WAS CAPTURED BY THE VIETCONG AND ENDURED TORTURE WE CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE THROUGHOUT HIS CAPTIVITY. AT ONE POINT HE ESCAPED AND WAS THE ONLY AMERICAN POW TO ESCAPE NORTH VIETNAM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WAS CAPTURED AGAIN. DAY WAS FINALLY RELEASED ON MARCH 14, 1973. HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF WWII AND SERVED TWO TOURS IN KOREA AS A JET PILOT. HE MADE AIR FORCE HISTORY WITH THE FIRST NO-CHUTE BAILOUT FROM AN F-84-F IN 1957. INCLUDED IS A RECENT ISSUE OF "VIETNAM" MAGAZINE WHICH HAS A FEATURE ARTICLE ABOUT COL. DAY INCLUDING HIS PICTURE ON THE COVER. THE ARTICLE ALSO SHOWS A POW BRACELT EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE. IN ADDITION I HAVE DONE CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH ON COL. DAY ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE PUT TOGETHER ABOUT CONSIDERABLE INFO WHICH IS ABOUT 1/2 INCH THICK WHICH I WILL ALSO PROVIDE. DO NOT BMISS THIS ONE. NO RESERVE AND LOW STARTING PRICE.I AM SELLING MY VIETNAM
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