The Final 19
This is the true story of Sgt. Daniel Hefel who was one of the final 19 prisoners of war to come home from Vietnam. A small-town kid that enlisted, he was an infantry grunt in the 101st Airborne unit. They veered into the A Shau Valley without alerting the base camp, crashed into the mountain side, the NVA captured Hefel and his co-pilot. He spent a total of 1143 total days in captivity.
- 2023
- 1 Hr 48 Mins
- Documentary
This is the true story of Sgt. Daniel Hefel who was one of the final 19 prisoners of war to come home from Vietnam. A small-town kid that enlisted, he was an infantry grunt in the 101st Airborne unit. They veered into the A Shau Valley without alerting the base camp, crashed into the mountain side, the NVA captured Hefel and his co-pilot. He spent a total of 1143 total days in captivity.