Maj. Gen. Edward Mechenbier

Published: Feb. 9, 2008, 2:22 p.m.

b'Air Force Maj. General Edward Mechnbier (Ret.) was in the thick of battle in Vietnam two years after graduating from the Air Force Academy. He flew over 100 missions before being shot down and captured by the enemy, who imprisoned him in the notorious "Hanoi Hilton."'