(NEXSTAR) — He was held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam for a staggering six years. An Air Force pilot who shared a bond—and a prison cell—with the late Sen. John McCain is now sharing his story, as ...
Doug Hegdahl, pictured in captivity around Christmastime in 1968, was serving with the Navy on a warship off the coast of Vietnam in 1967 when he fell overboard – paving the way for him to become the ...