Airmen of the 332
nd AEW gathered for a remote meeting with the sister of a fallen service member who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his courage and bravery during captivity in the Vietnam Conflict.
Brig. Gen. Joseph Kunkel, the 332
nd AEW Commander, opened by introducing Ms. Janine Sijan-Rozina, the sister of Capt. Lance Sijan, a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and Vietnam Prisoner of War.
Sijan-Rozina relates the story from her childhood, watching him play football in high school and then at the U.S. Air Force Academy where after becoming a commissioned officer went on to fly the F-4 Phantom. That path led directly to the Vietnam War where he flew clearing operations over the Ho Chi Min trail where his aircraft crashed severely injuring him.