Archive photo of the day
ARCHIVE PHOTO OF THE DAYCelebrating freedom, 1973
Stars and Stripes
July 4, 2019
Paul Harrington ©Stars and StripesClark Air Base, Philippines, March, 1973: The Fourth of July is a day on which Americans celebrate their freedom, but few could ever appreciate the concept the way Air Force Maj. Ronald J. Webb did when this photo was taken in 1973. Webb was boarding a plane for home after nearly six years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.