Scars and stripes : the true story of one man's courage facing death as a POW in Vietnam

The word hero is used far too easily in today's world. So is courage. But in the case of Navy Captain Eugene Red McDaniel and his astonishing experiences during the Vietnam War, neither word begins to describe the years he spent as one of America's most brutalized-- and inspirational--prisoners of war. WND Books is honored to re-release McDaniel's tragic and ultimately inspiring story of survival as POW with the 30th Anniversary Edition of Scars & Stripes: The True Story of One Man's Courage Facing Death as a POW in Vietnam. After his A6A Intruder was shot down in the skies over Vietnam, McDaniel would be captured and spend six agonizing years as a POW in the notorious Hanoi Hilton. Despite the sadistic and barbaric ways his captors tortured him, McDaniel remained a source of hope and strength for his fellow POWs by clinging to his faith in God in even the darkest of hours. Classified as missing in action until 1970, when the Hanoi government acknowledged he was being held prisoner, he remained a POW for more than six years. Capt. Eugene McDaniel's faith in God was an inspiration to his fellow POWs during times of intense physical and psychological suffering. No matter one's trials, readers will discover in Scars & Stripes that McDaniel's heroic story re- affirms the truth that reliance on God will always bring the light needed in times of darkness. The light needed in times of darkness "The word 'hero' is used far too often. So is the word 'courage.' In the case of Capt. Eugene McDaniel and his hellish experience during the Vietnam War, neither word accurately describes his struggle in enduring the horrors of being one of the most brutalized Prisoner of War (POW). When his plane was shot down over the skies of Vietnam, McDaniel would be captured and spend six agonizing years as a POW in Hanoi Hilton. His captors used barbaric and sadistic torture techniques on him, but McDaniel remained a source of hope and strength for his fellow POWs by clinging to his faith in even the darkest of hours. In this 35th anniversary edition of Scars and Stripes, a whole new generation of Americans will come to understand the power of prayer, belief, and devotion to God had in sustaining McDaniel during his six years as a POW in Vietnam. Capt. Eugene McDaniel's faith in God was an inspiration to his fellow POWs during moments of intense, physical anguish and psychological torture. No matter the trials you face in your life, McDaniel's heroic story re-affirms that faith in God will always provide the light needed in times of darkness." --Publisher description