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Bay Area celebration of life honors pilot, former prisoner captured in iconic Vietnam War photo

Col. Stirm survived 1,966 days as a Vietnam POW; a final military flyover honored his 24-year Air Force career and symbolized national perseverance, organizers said.

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On Saturday, a pilot and former prisoner of that war was remembered for the life he lived and what his eventual return, captured in an iconic photograph, symbolized for the nation.

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CBS News broke the news in United States on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
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