Joe Kernan

Last week we brought you a series of exclusive reports about former South Bend Mayor and Indiana governor Joe Kernan's return to Vietnam. Scott Fletcher of Dowagiac has a good question: “What happened to the pilot of the plane when Kernan bailed out? When WSBT was in Vietnam with Former Indiana Governor and South Bend Mayor Joe Kernan, we found this site. It’s the spot Kernan says his reconnaissance plane was sent to take pictures of on May 7, 1972. It had been a staging area for North Vietnamese trucks and troops.

SOUTH BEND - at 4:30 p.m., Joe Kernan, president of the South Bend Silver Hawks, made a brief announcement that shut down rumors the Silver Hawks minor league franchise has been sold.   He said the team has not been sold, is not moving and is not looking to change its MLB affiliate. Kernan said the team is always looking for new investors to help the organization continue operating successfully.

HANOI, Vietnam — Former South Bend mayor and Indiana Governor Joe Kernan made his first trip back to the place where he was held as a prisoner of war for 11 months in 1972 and 1973, after his Navy reconnaissance plane was shot down. During those 11 months Joe Kernan spent most of his time in a Hanoi Prison called "the Zoo". As Kernan prepared to enter the site last week, his wife, Maggie, said she was worried. "There's bits of dread, there's curiosity. Fear of what you'll see," she said.

HANOI, Vietnam — It's called the Hoa Lo Prison, but many in the United States know it as the "Hanoi Hilton. " When former South Bend mayor and Indiana Governor Joe Kernan was held as a prisoner of war for 11 months, he spent some of his time at the "Hilton. " It would be easy to drive right past the Hanoi Hilton and not even know it. The building doesn't stand out. The sign that reads Hoa Lo Prison is small. Kernan had reason to wonder how he would feel inside, while standing outside.

NEAR THAN HOWAH, Vietnam — Former South Bend mayor Joe Kernan parachuted into a Vietnamese village after his plane was hit by enemy fire in 1972. Finding that village is what Kernan wanted most during his first trip back to Vietnam since being held as a prisoner of war for 11 months. The search at times was fun, at times strange and often very emotional. Kernan has changed a lot since May 7, 1972, but before he left South Bend for Vietnam, he was convinced, despite all that time, he could find the village he parachuted into.

SOUTH BEND - Veterans are coming together to support Democrat Brendan Mullen in the race for Indiana's 2nd congressional seat. They gathered on the steps of the County Courthouse in South Bend Wednesday where they shot back at Mullen's Republican opponent, Jackie Walorski, who they say is trying to smear Mullen's military record. Mullen also responded to Walorski's speech during the Republican National Convention, where she listed a number of Hoosier accomplishments, including cutting spending and creating jobs.

SOUTH BEND - It has been a difficult few years financially for the South Bend Silver Hawks. So what's being done to turn it around? And does that include selling or moving the team?  It has been two and a half months since the $7.3 million renovation at Coveleski Stadium wrapped up. But the season still wasn't great for the Silver Hawks.  The team finished under 500 and attendance this year dropped about 17 percent. "[The season] was okay,” said Silver Hawks president Joe Kernan.

HANOI, Vietnam — It's a question that would pop into the minds of many Americans if they were traveling to Vietnam. How will we be treated? WSBT traveled to Vietnam with former South Bend mayor Joe Kernan. It was his first trip to the country since being held there as a prison of war. War by nature is ugly. The Vietnam war was very ugly. A lot of time has passed since the war ended, but time doesn't always heal all wounds. When Kernan returned to Vietnam with his wife, Maggie, he wasn't sure how she would react to the Vietnamese.

HANOI, Vietnam — Their nicknames are sarcastic and American given. "The Zoo" and the "Hanoi Hilton" are two spots that bring back a lot of bad memories for former South Bend mayor Joe Kernan. He spent 11 months trapped inside these two prisons during the Vietnam War. At times, visiting them nearly 40 years later was very difficult on both Kernan and his wife, Maggie, but it was also very memorable. Kernan spent some of his prison time at the more well known Hoa Lo Prison, called the Hanoi Hilton by the prisoners, but he spent most of his time at the less known "Zoo.

SOUTH BEND - Veterans are coming together to support Democrat Brendan Mullen in the race for Indiana's 2nd congressional seat. They gathered on the steps of the County Courthouse in South Bend Wednesday where they shot back at Mullen's Republican opponent, Jackie Walorski, who they say is trying to smear Mullen's military record. Mullen also responded to Walorski's speech during the Republican National Convention, where she listed a number of Hoosier accomplishments, including cutting spending and creating jobs.

SOUTH BEND -- The Silver Hawks baseball team appears to be headed to new ownership -- and the buyers are as committed to South Bend as the sellers. Andrew T. Berlin, chairman and chief executive officer of Chicago-based Berlin Packaging and a limited partner in the Chicago White Sox, is prepared to pay an undisclosed amount of cash to purchase the Silver Hawks from Joe Kernan and a group of some 50 individual investors. The deal is still subject to approval from the Midwest League and various other entities.

SOUTH BEND - at 4:30 p.m., Joe Kernan, president of the South Bend Silver Hawks, made a brief announcement that shut down rumors the Silver Hawks minor league franchise has been sold.   He said the team has not been sold, is not moving and is not looking to change its MLB affiliate. Kernan said the team is always looking for new investors to help the organization continue operating successfully.

SOUTH BEND - It has been a difficult few years financially for the South Bend Silver Hawks. So what's being done to turn it around? And does that include selling or moving the team?  It has been two and a half months since the $7.3 million renovation at Coveleski Stadium wrapped up. But the season still wasn't great for the Silver Hawks.  The team finished under 500 and attendance this year dropped about 17 percent. "[The season] was okay,” said Silver Hawks president Joe Kernan.

Last week we brought you a series of exclusive reports about former South Bend Mayor and Indiana governor Joe Kernan's return to Vietnam. Scott Fletcher of Dowagiac has a good question: “What happened to the pilot of the plane when Kernan bailed out? When WSBT was in Vietnam with Former Indiana Governor and South Bend Mayor Joe Kernan, we found this site. It’s the spot Kernan says his reconnaissance plane was sent to take pictures of on May 7, 1972. It had been a staging area for North Vietnamese trucks and troops.

HANOI, Vietnam — It's a question that would pop into the minds of many Americans if they were traveling to Vietnam. How will we be treated? WSBT traveled to Vietnam with former South Bend mayor Joe Kernan. It was his first trip to the country since being held there as a prison of war. War by nature is ugly. The Vietnam war was very ugly. A lot of time has passed since the war ended, but time doesn't always heal all wounds. When Kernan returned to Vietnam with his wife, Maggie, he wasn't sure how she would react to the Vietnamese.

NEAR THAN HOWAH, Vietnam — Former South Bend mayor Joe Kernan parachuted into a Vietnamese village after his plane was hit by enemy fire in 1972. Finding that village is what Kernan wanted most during his first trip back to Vietnam since being held as a prisoner of war for 11 months. The search at times was fun, at times strange and often very emotional. Kernan has changed a lot since May 7, 1972, but before he left South Bend for Vietnam, he was convinced, despite all that time, he could find the village he parachuted into.

HANOI, Vietnam — Their nicknames are sarcastic and American given. "The Zoo" and the "Hanoi Hilton" are two spots that bring back a lot of bad memories for former South Bend mayor Joe Kernan. He spent 11 months trapped inside these two prisons during the Vietnam War. At times, visiting them nearly 40 years later was very difficult on both Kernan and his wife, Maggie, but it was also very memorable. Kernan spent some of his prison time at the more well known Hoa Lo Prison, called the Hanoi Hilton by the prisoners, but he spent most of his time at the less known "Zoo.

HANOI, Vietnam — It's called the Hoa Lo Prison, but many in the United States know it as the "Hanoi Hilton. " When former South Bend mayor and Indiana Governor Joe Kernan was held as a prisoner of war for 11 months, he spent some of his time at the "Hilton. " It would be easy to drive right past the Hanoi Hilton and not even know it. The building doesn't stand out. The sign that reads Hoa Lo Prison is small. Kernan had reason to wonder how he would feel inside, while standing outside.

HANOI, Vietnam — Former South Bend mayor and Indiana Governor Joe Kernan made his first trip back to the place where he was held as a prisoner of war for 11 months in 1972 and 1973, after his Navy reconnaissance plane was shot down. During those 11 months Joe Kernan spent most of his time in a Hanoi Prison called "the Zoo". As Kernan prepared to enter the site last week, his wife, Maggie, said she was worried. "There's bits of dread, there's curiosity. Fear of what you'll see," she said.