Though Hmong and Laotian soldiers still won't have access to many federal benefits, a new bill would recognize them as Vietnam War veterans.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing of Columbus was lost over Vietnam during an armed night reconnaissance mission.

Wisconsin Public Radio During the Vietnam War, the American military secretly recruited fighters in Laos to aid in a fight against

Federal agencies have finally solved the mystery behind the disappearance of Wisconsin’s Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing, an Air Force pilot, after more than 57 years.

Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during a night mission over the then-Democratic Republic of Vietnam in September 1967 when his plane disappeared.

(WLUK) -- The remains of a Wisconsin pilot who was killed during the Vietnam War have been identified. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing, 33, of Columbus, was accounted for Dec. 20, 2024.

The aircraft U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing, 33, of Columbus, Wisconsin, was in went down in September 1967.

Lt. Col. Donald Downing was reported killed in action in April 1978 after going missing in Vietnam in September 1967.

An author from the Birnamwood area is currently writing his second book, this time it’s about veterans who served in the Vietnam War.

An Air Force pilot from Wisconsin who was lost in the Vietnam War has been accounted for. Donald Downing was 33 when his plane went down during an armed reconnaissance mission on September 5, 1967. An accompanying aircraft reported a large,

Federal officials have identified the remains of a U.S. Air Force pilot from Wisconsin who went missing over the skies of Vietnam nearly 60 years ago. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting

(WFRV) – After decades of investigation, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that a Wisconsin pilot killed during the Vietnam War has been identified. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing, 33, of Columbus, was officially ...