Wings Of Resilience: Bob Jones' Journey From POW To Hero

Kennedy Saves the World

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🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Upon graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force in 1965, Bob Jones was deployed to Asia. On his 80th mission, his plane was shot down in Vietnam and he was captured, spending over five years as a Prisoner of War (POW) in captivity enduring harsh conditions and interrogations. Despite the challenges, Bob never lost hope, maintained a positive attitude, and was released in 1973. He joins Kennedy to detail how he has dedicated his life to helping veterans and sharing his story of perseverance. Follow Kennedy on Twitter: @KennedyNation Kennedy Now Available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/4311mhD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.8	Welcome to this episode of Kennedy Saves the World.
0:51.2	I'm just going to launch right into it instead of giving you a massive preamble because I have an American legend, an absolute hero in the studio.
0:53.5	I've been wanting to talk to him for months. I first heard his story at the
0:56.1	Founders Day event for West Point, the United States Military Academy, founded by Thomas Jefferson.
1:02.2	And I was so struck and moved by his story. I asked if we could sit down for a longer chat and
1:08.4	have a podcast. And he has agreed to come and tell you his
1:12.5	story, because you're not going to believe it. Bob Jones, he graduated from West Point in
1:16.9	1965. He then joined the Air Force so he could be a pilot and flew missions for a few years
1:25.1	over North Vietnam and Laos.
1:28.2	And then what happened next was a defining era in his life that has truly forged him into
1:37.1	one of the most incredible freedom-loving survivors and warriors that I have ever had the pleasure
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