His captors tried some race baiting by placing another pilot from the South who was white. Didn’t work, both Col Cherry and Lt (j.g.) Halyburton encouraged each other to get through their stay at the Hanoi Hilton.
“His captors tried some race baiting by placing another pilot from the South who was white. Didn’t work, both Col Cherry and Lt (j.g.) Halyburton encouraged each other to get through their stay at the Hanoi Hilton.”
Dirt little secret of the South. Especially back then. Black and white actually got along and worked closely. A northern city had as much or more discomfort at the personal level.