Ernest C. Brace (born August 15, 1931) was the longest-held civilian prisoner of war (POW) in Vietnam. A decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot and mustang, Brace was court-martialed in 1961 for attempting to fake his own death. He flew as a civilian contract pilot before being captured in Laos in 1965 while flying supplies for USAID. He spent almost eight years as a POW and upon his release received a Presidential Pardon in light of his good conduct.
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| - Ernest C. Brace (born August 15, 1931) was the longest-held civilian prisoner of war (POW) in Vietnam. A decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot and mustang, Brace was court-martialed in 1961 for attempting to fake his own death. He flew as a civilian contract pilot before being captured in Laos in 1965 while flying supplies for USAID. He spent almost eight years as a POW and upon his release received a Presidential Pardon in light of his good conduct.
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| - National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
- Air Medal ribbon.svg
- Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg
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- Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg
- Presidential Unit Citation .svg
- United Nations Service Medal for Korea Ribbon.svg
- US DoD Distinguished Public Service Award BAR.svg
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| - Manager, Evergreen International Aviation
- Operations Lead, Sikorsky Aircraft
- Pilot, BirdAir
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| - I'm just a prisoner in a cage;
I have no name, I have no age.
The guards don't even know what I've done,
All they know, I'm a captured one.
My feet are in stocks, my neck tied to a pole,
What food I get is shoved through a hole;
At night I lie down, and my hands are tied,
The rope is stretched to a pole outside.
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| - Ernest C. Brace (born August 15, 1931) was the longest-held civilian prisoner of war (POW) in Vietnam. A decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot and mustang, Brace was court-martialed in 1961 for attempting to fake his own death. He flew as a civilian contract pilot before being captured in Laos in 1965 while flying supplies for USAID. He spent almost eight years as a POW and upon his release received a Presidential Pardon in light of his good conduct.
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