Former POW Sergeant Ronald L. Ridgeway is promoted to his current rank by Marine Corps Commandant, General Robert E. Cushman Jr., at Camp Pendleton, California on April 2, 1973. Other former POWs - CWO-3 William E. Thomas, Major Paul J. Montague, Captain William K. Angus, Sergeant Jose J. Anzaldua Jr., and Colonel Woodburn (Homecoming Coordinator) - can be seen witnessing the promotion.

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