Gen. Robbie Risner's 9' Tall Statue

A 9' tall statue of B/Gen Robbie Risner, USAF (Ret.) was dedicated at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Friday, November 16 2001. Nam-POWs' friend, Ross Perot, ensured that the statue would genuinely represent one of the Air Force's finest and that present and future USAFA cadets would have a role model and inspiration they will never forget. Forty or so of Gen. Risner's ex-POW friends attended. So why is it 9' tall? Click here to see - read the whole story of Hoa Lo Prison's most "notorious" set of residents!

Pictured above with General Risner are Commander George Coker, Navy Captain Jim Mulligan and Commander Paul Galanti. The snapshots below are representative of the events that transpired during this remarkable weekend. - Paul Galanti (Scroll down for thumbnails...)

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Jim Lamar, Ev Alvarez
& Tom Kirk 		02pgsjsjlsbjs.jpg
2 Galantis, John Stavast
2 Lamars & 2 Jeffreys 		03wssjrgmwbfjk.jpg
2 Schiermans, Jon Reynolds
& George McKnight 		04pgmmkc.jpg
Paul Galanti, Mike McGrath
& Ken Cordier
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Robbie & Room 7
friends 		06rrandallrm7.jpg
The same "choir" that
got Robbie tortured. 		07rrstatuepws.jpg
Gen. Risner & POW friends
with his life-size statue! 		08nguyens.jpg
Cadet 1/c Pauline, Ann &
Dat "Max" Nguyen.
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Robbie's talk, as usual,
watered many eyes. 		10pgnrrstatue.jpg
The Webmaster with one of
the finest! 		11risnerfamilysign.jpg
A whole bunch of Risners
All have great genes! 		12skydiverflag.jpg
A Cadet starts the game right!
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Robbie & Bud Day lead POWs
in halftime march-on. 		14rpscapbookrr.jpg
Ross Perot presents Risner with
scrapbook of letters. 		15rossnmargot.jpg
Ross & Margot dancing -
learned at USNA! 		16robbiencadet.jpg
Gen. Risner with cadet.
Uh... never mind!

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Saturday, November 24, 2001 - SimpleThumbs for Macintosh.