Norman C. Gaddis
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Norman Carl Gaddis along with John McCain, were the two senior United States
prisoners of war during the Vietnam War
. General Gaddis opted out of a political life to spend time with his family in North Carolina after retiring from the US Air Force.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
prisoners of war during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. General Gaddis opted out of a political life to spend time with his family in North Carolina after retiring from the US Air Force.