Vietnam POW receives wedding ring 44 years after captivity

Phyllis Hivner, right, places the original wedding band on retired Air Force Col. James Hivner's left ring finger Oct. 11 at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas. It was the first time the colonel has seen, or worn, the ring since Oct. 5, 1965, when he was shot down in North Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lou Anne Sledge)

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