What is Leo K. Thorsness?
[[File:Thorsness speaking in 2007 crop.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Thorsness in 2007]] '''Leo Keith Thorsness''' (February 14, 1932 – May 2, 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] in the [[United States Air Force]] and politician. He was born in [[Walnut Grove, Minnesota|Walnut Grove]], [[Minnesota]]. Thorsness received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions in the [[Vietnam War]]. He was awarded the medal for an air engagement on April 19, 1967. He was shot down two weeks later and spent six years in captivity in North Vietnam as a [[prisoner of war]] with future [[United States Senator]] [[John McCain]]. After his military service, Thorsness served one term in the [[Washington State Senate]] from 1988 through 1992 after beating the current State Senator [[Eugene V. Lux]]. He was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. In 1974, Thorsness ran for the [[United States senate]] in [[South Dakota]], but lost the general election to [[George McGovern]]. Thorsness died on May 2, 2017 in [[St. Augustine, Florida]] from [[leukemia]] at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/medal-of-honor-recipient-leo-k-thorsness-dies-at-age-85-1.466595#.WQp6V_nyvIU|title=Medal of Honor recipient Leo K. Thorsness dies at age 85|publisher=Stars and Stripes|access-date=May 3, 2017|date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category|Leo Thorsness}} *[http://www.galacticgraffiti.com/PAGES%202006/Aircraft%20pages/F105F.html Graphic depiction of 63–8301] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630122603/http://www.galacticgraffiti.com/PAGES%202006/Aircraft%20pages/F105F.html |date=2007-06-30 }} Note: on the date of the MoH mission, tail codes were not yet in use in the USAF *[https://www.pbs.org/weta/americanvalor/stories/thorsness.html American Valor – Leo K. Thorsness] *[http://www.af.mil/history/person.asp?dec=&pid=123006527 Air Force bio, Leo K. Thorsness] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516102820