Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 15, 1973
Caption:
'Can't Stop Being Excited' Mrs. Aline C. Bucher isn't afraid she's violating the city sign ordinance with this notice posted at the front of her home at 2226 Parkwood Ave. The sign, of course, is to welcome her son, Jack, 26, due to be released soon from a prisoner of war camp in Laos. Capt. Butcher, a 1969 U-M graduate, was shot down during a reconnaissance flight on March 24, 1971. Mrs. Butcher, a teacher at Slauson Middle School, says she "can't stop being excited."

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 15, 1973
Caption:
Autographs Sought: Capt. Butcher was delayed in reaching a reception table at the American Legion post Saturday when youngsters besieged him for autographs. George Harms, state membership chairman for the Legion who coordinated the program, provided the teen-agers with paper plates on which Capt. Butcher, left, signed his name. Earlier the returned prisoner met, right, with another former POW, Marine Capt. James Warner of Ypsilanti, and his mother, Mrs. Virginia Warner. Capt. Butcher and his wife, Dawn, have their backs to the camera as they speak with the Warners.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 15, 1973
Caption:
Home Again: Capt. Jack M. Butcher, Ann Arbor's first prisoner of war to return from Vietnam, smiles as his mother, Mrs. Aline Butcher (center) and his wife Dawn applaud during a welcome-home program held Saturday at the University's baseball stadium. Ann Arbor Mayor James M. Stephenson is in the right background. (News Photo by Cecil Lockard)

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 15, 1973
Caption:
Autographs Sought: Capt. Butcher was delayed in reaching a reception table at the American Legion post Saturday when youngsters besieged him for autographs. George Harms, state membership chairman for the Legion who coordinated the program, provided the teen-agers with paper plates on which Capt. Butcher, left, signed his name. Earlier the returned prisoner met, right, with another former POW, Marine Capt. James Warner of Ypsilanti, and his mother, Mrs. Virginia Warner. Capt. Butcher and his wife, Dawn, have their backs to the camera as they speak with the Warners.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 15, 1973
Caption:
A Warm Welcome: Capt. Jack M. Butcher, Ann Arbor's first returned prisoner of war, was welcomed home at Ray Fisher Baseball Stadium on the campus Saturday with speeches and signs. At the left, a young admirer displayed the sign she brought to the celebration. The Air Force Flyer, shot down over Laos in 1971, had a good view of that and other welcoming signs as he spoke to the crowd, right. In his talk he said he and other prisoners had not expected "such warmth" when they returned. (News Photos by Cecil Lockard)

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 15, 1973
Caption:
A Warm Welcome: Capt. Jack M. Butcher, Ann Arbor's first returned prisoner of war, was welcomed home at Ray Fisher Baseball Stadium on the campus Saturday with speeches and signs. At the left, a young admirer displayed the sign she brought to the celebration. The Air Force Flyer, shot down over Laos in 1971, had a good view of that and other welcoming signs as he spoke to the crowd, right. In his talk he said he and other prisoners had not expected "such warmth" when they returned. (News Photos by Cecil Lockard)