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Lance Sijan grew up in Bay View, Wisconsin. He graduated from Bay View High School in 1960.

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Growing up during WW2, Lance was impacted and shaped around the war. He was a quiet child who never bragged or showed off. He worked hard and always tried to earn his own way with money, meaning he'd work for it and use it wisely.

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Lance was the President of his class, valedictorian, and received the highest honors in his class

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Lance was in Cub Scouts, participated in his church choir, and was interested in art and photography. Before parting with the Airforce, Lance applied to art school at Carroll College.

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In high school, Lance was a 3 season athlete. He was in track, swimming, and captain of the football team. Outside of sports, you could see him as the role in many musicals.

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Lance Sijan entered in the U.S Air Force Academy in 1961 and graduated from it in 1965

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Captain Lance Peter Sijan was ejected out of his plane on November 9th, 1967 over Laos

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Lance Sijan suffered a skull fracture, a messed up hand, and a bad fracture to the left leg from the ejection. His hand was bent backwards and touching his arm, and he wrapped his uniform around his injuries to immobilize them.

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Lance Sijan survived 45 days walking, crawling, and starving in the Laotian jungle. He was captured by the Vietcongs when he was found unconscious on the Ho Chi Minh trail Christmas Day.

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During the 45 day duration, Lance Sijian was incredibly weak and couldn’t move a lot. Therefore, he had scratches all over his legs and arms from crawling allowing bacteria to get into the wounds

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Went without water for 10 days

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After Lance was captured, he was able to escape after several day after gaining his strength back. Days after his escape, he was recaptured and tortured and taken to Hanoi Hilton.

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Before he died, he was badly tortured. One of the cruel things they did to Lance was something called the Rope Trick. That's where they tie your elbows and wrist behind your back, and flip them over your head to tie your wrist to your ankles. Not only did this dislocate your shoulders, it stopped blood flow. He did not die that way, but due to many cuts and open flesh he had, he got pneumonia and later died as a POW on January 22nd, 1968

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Lance could always been seen around town in his 1965 Corvette. Lances car is still running today

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His sister, Janine Sijan- Rozina, is still living and lives in Bay View, Wisconsin in the same house Lance and her grew up in.  She owns a photography studio in Bay View, and that is how I met. Janine has endless stories about Lance, everytime I see her, she has another one to share. She is very involved in sharing Lance’s story and is creating a documentary about his life.

This is a picture of Janine Sijan- Rozina with Governor Scott Walker at the Captain Lance P Sijan Memorial Plaza dedication service.

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This is a picture of Lance Sijan.

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A replica of the McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom jet used to be found at the 128th National Guard, but was moved last year to the gates of General Mitchell International. The named the general location of the plane to Captain Lance P Sijan Memorial Plaza

This is a photo of the replica of the McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom Jet that Lance was ejected out of at its new home at the Captain Lance P Sijan Memorial Plaza, which is at the entrance of General Mitchell International.

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On March 4th 1976, President Gerald Ford presented Lance Sijan’s family with the Medal of Honor for Lances extreme acts of patriotism and heroism

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This is a photo of Lance's Medal of Honor that President Gerald Ford presented to his family.

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The will to inspire others and allow people to learn about an extraordinary hero raged on after his death. Malcolm McConnell wrote the book Into the Mouth of the Cat in 1985 to inspire others and teach others about Lance.

This is the cover of the book Into the Mouth of the Cat.

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This is a picture of the statue of Lance in the jungle.

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In 1976, the United States Air Force named a building after Lance and his acts of patriotism in the line of duty.

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The field where Lance would always practice football in, previously known as the California Field, was later named in memory of Lance to Sijan Park.

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I personally called Janine up and told her about the project. Not only was she super proud of me, she was filled with joy when I asked her for help on it. The phone call ran for 48 minutes and 6 seconds. And each second counted because I was learning more about Lance. Like most people, Lance wanted to know how to do the impossible. On the call Janine informed me that not only did Lance gain enough strength to leave captivity, but he knocked a gard out to escape. And like most men, Lance always carried his wallet with him, and in that wallet, it had family pictures. When the wallet was found and returned to the family, a picture of Janine was in the wallet, and still to this day, Janine has the same picture.

As Lance was a hero, Janine is continuing his legacy and making him still live in spirit today.

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Highest leadership award in the Air Force since 1983 is the Sijan Award. 600,060 people try to get the award given out at the Pentagon

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This is a short video about Lance giving a summary of his life.

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PACE Profession of Arms Center of Excellence

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Unbroken Will: The Captain Lance P. Sijan Story

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This is another short video of Lance. It tells more parts of his in a summary.

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