Houston disc jockey climbed Astroneedle to bring prisoners-of-war back home from Vietnam 50 years ago
Fifty years ago today, a Houston disc jockey climbed the Astroneedle at Astroworld and stayed there for ten days to bring POWs home from Vietnam.
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Houston disc jockey climbed Astroneedle to bring prisoners-of-war back home from Vietnam 50 years ago
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