Vietnam War POW Robert Stirm, seen in iconic 'Burst of Joy' photo with family, dies at 92
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FILE - Released prisoner of war Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm is greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., as he returns home from the Vietnam War, March 17, 1973. (AP Photo/Sal Veder, File)This photo provided by Richard G. Lubman shows former U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Stirm wearing his dress uniform in September 2019, in Fairfield, Calif. (Richard G. Lubman via AP)FILE - Associated Press photographer Salva "Sal" Veder holds a copy of his Pulitzer Prize winning picture and a congratulatory telegram from Wes Gallagher, AP president and general manager, in San Francisco, May 7, 1974. (AP Photo/Anthony Camerano, File)
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FILE - Released prisoner of war Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm is greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., as he returns home from the Vietnam War, March 17, 1973. (AP Photo/Sal Veder, File)