Tanner, Captain Charles “Nels”
Hero of Vietnam War, Cmdr. Nels Tanner, dies By Brian Blackley, PublisherThe Leader (Covington, Tenn.)Published: June 12, 2015 Cmdr. Charles Nels Tanner, 82, a hero of the Vietnam War and Covington, Tenn., native, who endured torture at the hands of the North Vietnamese Army in the dreaded Hanoi Hilton during his six and a half years of captivity, died today …