Congressman Mark Walker, NC – This week, I was honored to spend time with Col. Norm McDaniel and Carol McDaniel of Burlington.

Col. McDaniel was born in Fayetteville and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force upon receiving his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in June, 1959 from North Carolina A&T State University.

On July, 20, 1966, he and four of his five crew members became POWs when their plane was shot down in Vietnam. As one of over 700 American POWs held by North Vietnam, McDaniel was released on February 12, 1973, as part of Operation Homecoming. During those 6+ years, Carol waited patiently with her family and their two children, Christopher and Crystal.  Continue reading →