Thompson Falls resident Rod Knutson speaks about his time as a POW
Rod Knutson speaks about the moment he ejected from his F4 fighter aircraft during a presentation at the Whitepine Grange. (Tracy Scott/Valley Press)
“I’m very proud to be an American and proud of my performance there.”
That's how Capt. Rodney (Rod) Knutson (Ret) describes his devotion to his country and those he served with during the seven and half years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.
The Whitepine Grange 102 continued its series of community lectures recently with a soft-spoken local veteran named Rod Knutson, for what Grange President Jan Manning said, was the largest attendance ever at a Grange-sponsored event. Knutson retired from the Navy as a captain in 1993 after 38 years of service, with six of those years as an enlisted member of the Marines. His awards and decorations during his service included two silver stars, four legions of merit, the distinguished flying cross and four bronze stars.
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