Congressman Sam Johnson (R.) represents the 3rd District of Texas. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 29 years, flying combat missions in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was a prisoner of war in Hanoi for nearly seven years.

My Journey Back to the Hanoi Hilton, by Representative Sam Johnson

A fellow Prisoner of War once said, "There’s no such thing as a bad day when you have a door knob on the inside of the door." Those words rang true as Shirley — my wife — and I took our first tour of the infamous Hanoi Hilton since I left that dirty, dark, dank place over 30 years ago. Recently, Shirley and I returned from Vietnam and what follows are a few details of our emotional experience. (The rest of the story is at "Human Events Online".)