To commemorate National POW MIA Recognition Day, join us at the ASOM on September 19 for a Lindsay Lecture Series event with MSGT Lawrence “Bud” Wilson, who was a prisoner of war during the Korean War for two years.
Register here. All active duty service members get in free upon registration.
MSGT Wilson’s Story
MSGT Lawrence “Bud” Wilson was an Army medic during the Korean War. On May 18, 1951, his team was surrounded, and life changed for him on that day.
“There was nowhere to run. I thought that was the end of me,” Wilson said.
He was taken as a prisoner of war by Chinese forces. For the next two years, four months and 18 days, he lost his freedom. And the captivity was hard.
“The first thing you came down with was diarrhea. The next thing was head lice and body lice,” Wilson described.
He and the other POWs lost almost a third of their weight while they were confined. They also came under fire.
But Wilson managed to survive the ordeal. Learn more about his time in captivity by joining us on the eve of National POW/MIA Day at the ASOM.