Vietnam veteran and Prisoner of War, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Barry Bridger spoke at commander’s update briefing May 16, 2019, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Bridger was shot down Jan.23 1967, only to be captured and imprisoned at Hoa Loa Prision. He was presumed missing in action until 1970, when Vietnamese government finally acknowledged that he was a prisoner of war.