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Published March 03, 2013, 12:00 AM

Photo gallery: The return home of POW David R. Wheat


Former POW and Duluth resident David R. Wheat sat for an interview in 2008. (2008 file / News Tribune)

  • Former POW and Duluth resident David R. Wheat sat for an interview in 2008. (2008 file / News Tribune)
  • A banner and crowd of supporters are ready to greet Duluthian Lt. Cmdr. David R. Wheat in 1973. (1973 file / News Tribune)
  • U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. David R. Wheat returns to a warm welcome in Duluth after spending 7½ years as a prisoner of war. (1973 file / News Tribune)
  • Duluthian Lt. Cmdr. David R. Wheat gets a hug in 1973 upon returning home after spending 7½ years as a POW during the Vietnam War. (1973 file / News Tribune)
  • Lt. Cmdr David R. Wheat gets a kiss from a supporter upon his return home from 7½ years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He was captured in 1965 and returned home in 1973.
  • The front page of the Feb. 28, 1973, News Tribune heralds the return of POW Lt. Cmdr. David R. Wheat.
  • School crossing guards and American flags line the street to greet Duluthian Lt. Cmdr. David R. Wheat in 1973. (1973 file / News Tribune)
  • Duluthian Lt. Cmdr. David R. Wheat waves to supporters and the media in 1973 upon returning home after spending 7-and-a-half years as a POW during the Vietnam War. (1973 file / News Tribune)
  • Vietnam veteran David R. Wheat holds a replica of a F4B, which his son-in-law made for him. The F4B was the type of plane that Wheat was in when he was shot down and had to eject before being captured by North Vietnamese forces. Wheat was a prisoner of war for 7-and-a-half years. (2008 file / News Tribune)