Sergeant Ronald L. Ridgeway, a former prisoner of war, is seen here undergoing physical examinations at the United States Naval Hospital in Camp Pendleton, California. He was part of a group of 26 Marines who were held captive by the North Vietnamese. Sergeant Ridgeway, initially reported missing in action and later presumed dead, hails from Houston, Texas. This photograph was taken during Operation Homecoming for the repatriation of US Marine POWs.

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