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Post, Milken Unveil 2026 Dream Series Featuring Vietnam POW
5/26/2026
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Story summary
- The Post and Milken Center launched a video series letting Americans define the American Dream in 2026.
- Retired Navy commander Everett Alvarez, the first American pilot shot down over North Vietnam in 1964, spent eight years as a Hanoi Hilton prisoner and warns they overlook America’s freedoms amid threats.
- The series runs from today through July 4 as part of Milken Center’s American Dream Video Project marking nation’s 250th anniversary.
