Ed Hubbard
| Edward Lee Hubbard | |
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Colonel Edward Lee Hubbard
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| Nickname(s) | "Ed" |
| Born |
May 18, 1938 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1955 - 1990 |
| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards |
 Silver Star Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross
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Colonel Edward Lee Hubbard, USAF, (born May 18, 1938) is a retired American Air Force officer, author, artist, and internationally known motivational speaker.
Hubbard was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1938 to Mr. and Mrs. Jess E. Hubbard, and he remained in the area for the first 24 years of his life. He graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in May 1957. From December 1957 to August 1961, he worked in the men's garment industry.
Hubbard joined the United States Air Force Reserve at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in 1955, at age seventeen. While there, he flew as a flight engineer in a C-119. In August 1961, he went on active duty and entered the aviation cadet program at James Connally Air Force Base in Texas for Basic Navigation Training. On July 6, 1962, he was commissioned and received his wings.
On July 20, 1966, while flying his 26th mission over North Vietnam, Hubbard and five others were shot down by two surface-to-air missiles. Hubbard was a First Lieutenant at the time. After running through the jungle for a number of hours, he was captured by the Viet Cong and put in a POW camp. There, he stayed in a six-by-six foot cell and lived on less than 300 calories per day. After 2,420 days of being imprisoned, he was finally released on March 4, 1973 along with many others from his camp. This experience changed Hubbard's outlook on life.
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