A Story of the Fifth Longest Held Pow in Us History

New Edition of Previously Published Book

Nonfiction, History, Military, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book A Story of the Fifth Longest Held Pow in Us History by Ray Vohden, AuthorHouse
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ray Vohden ISBN: 9781477260470
Publisher: AuthorHouse Publication: November 21, 2012
Imprint: AuthorHouse Language: English
Author: Ray Vohden
ISBN: 9781477260470
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Publication: November 21, 2012
Imprint: AuthorHouse
Language: English

On 12 February 1973, after nearly eight years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, I became a free man. Although I still had to serve a couple of years at stateside hospitals to salvage a badly wounded leg, my new quarters seemed princely compared to my squalid prison cells. Furloughed from the Navy hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and facing a long, solitary drive to my parents home in New Jersey, I decided to bring a tape recorder along and recount my experiences while the memories were still fresh. Maybe someday I would write a book.

I knew I had a unique vantage point and a story to tell. As the fourth U.S. pilot shot down in North Vietnam, I was one of the oldest of the old-timers among the POWs. During my captivity, the number of Americans killed in the war grew from sixty to nearly sixty thousand, and the treatment of POWs shifted from neglectful to brutal to halfway humane. Moreover, of the nearly six hundred Americans held prisoner in North Vietnam, I may have had the widest range of experiences.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

On 12 February 1973, after nearly eight years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, I became a free man. Although I still had to serve a couple of years at stateside hospitals to salvage a badly wounded leg, my new quarters seemed princely compared to my squalid prison cells. Furloughed from the Navy hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and facing a long, solitary drive to my parents home in New Jersey, I decided to bring a tape recorder along and recount my experiences while the memories were still fresh. Maybe someday I would write a book.

I knew I had a unique vantage point and a story to tell. As the fourth U.S. pilot shot down in North Vietnam, I was one of the oldest of the old-timers among the POWs. During my captivity, the number of Americans killed in the war grew from sixty to nearly sixty thousand, and the treatment of POWs shifted from neglectful to brutal to halfway humane. Moreover, of the nearly six hundred Americans held prisoner in North Vietnam, I may have had the widest range of experiences.

More books from AuthorHouse

Cover of the book Divine Reflections by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book An American Tragedy—"The Great Recession": by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book The Comic Killer by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book Politically Homeless by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book Worship God Desires by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book Can the Elect Be Deceived by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book A Sentimental Business by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book Diary of a Superstar by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book The Edge of the Creative Mind Journeying to the Center of Imagination by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book The Highs and Lows of a Young Black Man Journey by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book The Bad Boy Gets Punished, Two by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book A New Eden by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book Lady May by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book The Mirror by Ray Vohden
Cover of the book Jet and Blast Castle by Ray Vohden
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy