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Five Years to Freedom
Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW | James N. Rowe
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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 watching his friends die. And he struggled every day to maintain faith in himself as a soldier and in his country as it appeared to be turning against him. His survival is testimony to the disciplined human spirit. His story is gripping. From the Paperback edition.
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#Heroes | Nick Rowe was a US Army officer captured in Vietnam & held as a war prisoner for 5 grueling years. He secretly kept journals & shaped them into this amazing memoir. Rowe later assisted in developing the army‘s SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Escape) school. My husband went through this rigorous training several years ago, and though he is not permitted to speak about it, I know it was intense.

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Lizpixie Very brave man♥️ 6y
gradcat Your husband is a hero, imho.... 6y
britt_brooke @gradcat Thank you so much! 🤗 He is pretty amazing. 💕 6y
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1. Saved By the Bell
2. Five Years to Freedom (tagged - stack it!!), Into Thin Air, Kitchen Confidential, Dry, The Liars‘ Club ... memoir is one of my favorite genres
3. mushrooms 🤢
4. My son‘s 4th birthday
5. done 🙌🏻

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Bks4Wrms What day is your son‘s b-day? 7y
britt_brooke @Bks4Wrms February 11. It‘s his and my dad‘s birthday. 💚 7y
Bks4Wrms Cool! I was just wondering if he had the same b-day as me (Feb 7) especially since your other son has the same b-day as my girls. 7y
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britt_brooke @Bks4Wrms That would‘ve been too funny! And you have a great memory - our summer solstice babies. 💚 7y
MarriedtoMrT Saved By the Bell! 🙌🏼 I think the summer ones with Leah Remini were my favorite. 7y
britt_brooke @MarriedtoMrT She will always be Stacey Carosi to me! 7y
sarahbellum Mushroom haters unite 🙌 7y
britt_brooke @sarahbellum 🙌🏻🍄🤢🤮 7y
Suet624 Stacked. 7y
vivastory I can't stand mushrooms 7y
britt_brooke @vivastory Worst texture ever. 7y
emilyhaldi Tagged book sounds interesting! #stacked 7y
britt_brooke @emilyhaldi It‘s very good. This guy then went on to help develop the Army‘s survival training school. 7y
Jess7 Saved by the Bell 👍🏼👍🏼 7y
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Thanks @Liberty ❣️ One of my favorite nonfiction reads is this amazing story by a Vietnam POW. Highly recommend. #MOREORLESS

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#recommendsday: Lt. Nick Rowe, a Green Beret captured by Viet Cong, was one of only about 30 American prisoners of war to escape his captors. This is a terrifying memoir, but so remarkable. Because of his experience, Rowe later assisted in developing the army SERE School, a rigorous training program designed to train soldiers to survive in isolation.

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