In remarks during the Hunterdon County Veterans Recognition Medal ceremony on Veterans Day, Air Force Col. Joseph Milligan (Retired), who spent nearly six years as a POW in North Vietnam, told county veterans and officials how his ruse about Skippy peanut butter put one over on his captors and boosted his morale during the long period of captivity.
Col. Milligan, formerly from Union Township and now called Dr. Milligan after gaining a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Cornell University, is a former fighter pilot who flew 113 missions during the Vietnam War. The Silver Star recipient was recognized by the Air Force for “resisting demands despite the enemy’s mental and physical cruelties in a manner which reflected his devotion to duty and great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.” To view the ceremony, including Miligan’s presentation, click here.
At the service, which was held at the Historic Courthouse in Flemington, 34 county veterans received recognition medals.
The veterans ranged in service from the Korean War, to service in Vietnam, at Sea, in Germany during the Cold War, and the Global War on Terror. Several World War II veterans were recognized posthumously. Dan “Dr. D.” Torrone, serving as master of ceremonies, told the veterans, “To All Our Veterans; those we recognized at this ceremony, all those who we honor today on Veterans Day, and those who are no longer with us. Thank you for your service. American freedom would not exist without your sacrifice.”
The Historic Courthouse’s bell was tolled 21 times in honor of veterans at 11 a.m., on the eleventh day of eleventh month, a Veterans Day tradition begun by the County Board of Commissioners several years ago.
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