THE WALL OF FACES

I am the Curator of the POW/MIA Bracelet Display in the Vietnam Hangar of the Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California where we now have over two thousand bracelets honoring POWs, MIAs and KIAs and would be honored to include your bracelet in our Display should you have one. If you no longer have your bracelet or wish to keep yours or are an immediate family member (spouse, fiancé, sibling, child, grandchild, cousin, niece, nephew, or close friend) I can order one for the Display in your name with funds donated by our Museum visitors.
https://palmspringsairmuseum.org/vietnam-pow-bracelet-display/
Dr. Dave Thompson
Palm Springs Air Museum
POW/MIA Bracelet Display Curator
Lt. Commander U.S. Navy 1964-1970
10-103 Lakeview Dr. Rancho Mirage, Ca 92270
760-328-0859 760-464-6843 [email protected]

I received and began wearing a POW/MIA bracelet for Cdr. Donnelly and prayed for him regularly. I wore that bracelet until 1986 when it broke while on a aerovac mission for the Air Force and had another made while in the Philippine's in 1989. I still have it and just read that my prayer was answered in 1991. Rest in peace Cdr and thank you for your sacrifice.

I remember the Commander more as a person than a military man. I had many issues on the trip west. The Commander actually took more time with me than the chaplains did. Raygun 501 went down 2 days after my son was born. A lot of bad memories during that year but Commander Donnelly was a shining star to me for the person he was. Thank you for being there for us.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. I am heartened you were returned home after the passage of so many years though I wish it had been under very different circumstances. May you rest in eternal peace.

Verne G. Donnelly

Distinguished Flying Cross
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING Vietnam War
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
GENERAL ORDERS:
All Hands (September 1967)
CITATION:
SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Verne G. Donnelly, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as leader of the second attack element against the Lu Phong Army Barracks, near the Hon Gay Naval Base in North Vietnam, on 22 May 1966.