Leo K. Thorsness
United States Air Force colonel
Died when: 85 years 77 days (1022 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Leo Keith Thorsness (February 14, 1932 – May 2, 2017) was a colonel in the United States Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War.
He was awarded the medal for an air engagement on April 19, 1967.He was shot down two weeks later and spent almost six years in captivity in North Vietnam as a prisoner of war.
After his military service, Thorsness served one term in the Washington State Senate.
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