7/29/13 RIP, COL. BUD DAY,AMERICAN WAR HERO et al,(thoughts&prayers4,God bless Bud!) search: title,pow,vietnam,mccain,medal of honor,*read more at
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/07/29/farewell-to-a-hero-col-bud-day/
"...The New York Times catalogs his accomplishments
outside military life, which would have been
remarkable on their own. He got a bachelor's and law
degree after WWII while serving in the Iowa National
Guard. After Vietnam, he was rehabilitated and able
to fly again before retiring from the service and
becoming a household name (at least for politicos)
thanks to his high-profile campaign work for John
McCain and George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004...."
http://www.americangreatness.org/soldiers-stories/colonel-bud-day/
"...Quote: Asked many times what sustained Americans in
this environment, Colonel Day answers: "I am, and have
been all my life, a loyal American. I have faith in my
country, and am secure in the knowledge that my
country is a good nation, responsible to the people of
the United States and responsible to the world
community of nations. I believed in my wife and children
and rested secure in the knowledge that they backed
both me and my country. I believe in God and that he
will guide me and my country in paths of honorable
conduct. I believe in the Code of Conduct of the U.S.
fighting man. I believe the most important thing in my
life was to return from North Vietnam with honor, not
just to return. If I could not return with my honor, I did
not care to return at all. I believe that in being loyal to
my country that my country will be loyal to me. My
support of our noble objectives will make the world a
better place in which to live." ..."
"Col Bud Day – Godspeed Sir.
1942 – 1945 (Marine Corps – WW II)
1945 – 1950 (Army – Korea)
1950 – 1977 (Air Force – Viet Nam) "
When he
ejected, he smashed against the fuselage and broke
his arm in three places. North Vietnamese militiamen
below, seeing his parachute open, were waiting for
him when he landed. They marched Day to a
camouflaged underground shelter. When he refused
to answer his captors' questions, they staged a mock
execution, then hung him from a rafter by his feet for
several hours. Certain that he was so badly hurt that
he wouldn't try to get away, they tied him up with
loosely knotted rope. On his fifth day in the camp,
while a pair of distracted teenage soldiers stood
guard, he untied himself and escaped.
On his second night on the run, Day was sleeping in
thick undergrowth when either a bomb or a rocket
landed nearby. The concussion left him bleeding from
his ears and sinuses and sent shrapnel into his leg.
Even so, he continued to hobble south for the next
several days, eating berries and frogs and successfully
evading enemy patrols..."
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/07/29/farewell-to-a-hero-col-bud-day/
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