Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, the man captured in the iconic "Burst of Joy" photo at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California, has died at the age of 92, his family said. Kitching, with her arms outstretched in the photo as she runs toward her father, was 15 years old at the time. One of Stirm's prison mates was the late Sen. John McCain, who was shot down a day before he was.
Author: Brandon Downs
Published at: 2025-11-13 22:58:00
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