Sept. 27, 2023

Contact Rick Kyte at 608-796-3704 or rlkyte@viterbo.edu or Jill Miller at 608-796-3615 or jmmiller@viterbo.edu

VIETNAM WAR VETERAN AND PRISONER OF WAR CHARLIE PLUMB TO SPEAK AT VITERBO UNIVERSITY OCT. 11

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Highly decorated Vietnam War veteran and prisoner of war Charlie Plumb will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11 in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre. The event will also be streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/viterboethics.

Plumb graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and went on to fly an F-4 Phantom on 74 successful combat missions over Vietnam. On his 75th mission, with only five days to go before he would be sent home, Plumb was shot down. He would be captured, imprisoned in an eight-foot by eight-foot cell, and tortured. He spent the next six years as a prisoner of war.

During his captivity, Plumb distinguished himself among his fellow prisoners as a professional in underground communications. He also served as the Chaplain of his prison camp for two years.

Plumb’s military honors include being awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the P.O.W. Medal, the Legion of Merit, and two Purple Hearts.

A highly sought speaker, Plumb’s presentations are sincere, straightforward, humorous, and tailored to motivate each specific audience he encounters. His insights on how to cope with the difficulties as well as the opportunities in life have a positive impact on those who hear his message or read his books. Thousands of audiences from nearly every industry have heard his message. He has also appeared on Good Morning America, Nightline, Larry King Live, and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

This presentation is part of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership’s Fall Lecture Series. It is free and open to the public. For a full schedule of Ethics Institute events, visit www.viterbo.edu/ethics.

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