Vietnam POW Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Stirm Archive | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Explore the collection of artifacts from Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Stirm, who was a prisoner of War (POW) in Vietnam, in this video from Antiques Roadshow. The most notable piece is Burst of Joy, Slava “Sal” Veder’s Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph capturing Stirm’s emotional reunion with his family on March 13, 1973, after more than five years as a North Vietnamese prisoner. Appraiser Joel Bohy describes the historical value of the photograph as “absolutely priceless.” Adding to the significance of the appraisal, the collection is introduced by Stirm’s daughter, Lorrie—the 15-year-old seen in the photo running to embrace her father.