09/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/09/2024 09:23
ABOUT THE PANELISTS
Colonel Dewey Wayne Waddell served for over thirty years in the United States Air Force, including a harrowing experience as a POW after being shot down on his 47th combat mission over North Vietnam in 1967. Captured and held for nearly six years, he was honored for his bravery and resilience with numerous awards, including the Silver Star(2), Purple Heart, and Prisoner of War medal.Major Nicholas Barwikowski currently serves as the US Army Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) school commander at Fort Novosel, AL. He is responsible for conducting 25 three-week classes per year to train all aviation branched officers, as well as all other soldiers from across the Army who are identified as being at "high risk" of isolation.
Fred Boyles enjoyed a distinguished 33-year career with the National Park Service, where he served as Superintendent of four sites, including Andersonville National Historic Site from 1989 to 2009. In parallel to his Park Service career, Fred served as a Supply Corps officer in the Navy Reserve, retiring as a Captain after 29 years.
ABOUT ANDERSONVILLE NHS
Andersonville National Historic Site is located 10 miles south of Oglethorpe, GA and 10 miles northeast of Americus, GA on Georgia Highway 49. . It is one of 431 National Park Service sites and is the only unit of the National Park System to serve as a memorial to all American prisoners of war. Admission to the park is free. For more information about the park call 229 924-0343, visit our website at www.nps.gov/ande or check us out on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.