PRISONERS OF HOPE: A GATHERING OF EAGLES
A remarkable book that is well researched and gives the reader a deep sense of the sacrifices of our Vietnam POWs. Post Views: 613
A remarkable book that is well researched and gives the reader a deep sense of the sacrifices of our Vietnam POWs. Post Views: 613
When Green Beret Lieutenant James N. Rowe was captured in 1963 in Vietnam, his life became more than a matter of staying alive. In a Vietcong POW camp, Rowe endured beri-beri, dysentery, and tropical fungus diseases. He suffered grueling psychological and physical torment. He experienced the loneliness and frustration of
Published in 1971, this is a collection of children’s letters to Hanoi seeking release of American prisoners of war. Post Views: 666
In 1968, during a forty hour period, the Air Force flew 189 sorties to rescue a Navy A-7 pilot, call sign Streetcar 304, in one of the largest rescue efforts of the Vietnam War. Before it ended, four pilots had ejected, seven planes were lost or heavily damaged, and, at
On October 17, 1965, Navy LTJG Porter Halyburton was shot down over North Vietnam on his 76th mission and listed as killed in action. One-and-a-half years later he was found to be alive and a prisoner of war. Halyburton was held captive for more than seven years. Reflections on Captivity,