Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW
James N. Rowe
Mar 2003 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Reathel Bean
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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.
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.
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These comments are based upon the paperback version I read many decades ago. It was a major motivator for me to excel at things I did while in high school. When I was a cadet at West Point, he gave a speech there in summer of 1985. True American Patriot and Hero.
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James N. Rowe was an officer in the Green Berets and was part of the small advisory force sent to assist the South Vietnamese in 1962. Captured by the Viet Cong in 1963 and marked for execution, Rowe succeeded in escaping after five years of captivity. After the war, Rowe was assigned to the Philippines to train the army to fight communist guerillas. On April 21, 1989, Rowe was assassinated by communist insurgents in a suburb of Manila. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Reathel Bean has a busy stage career, including roles in the Broadway productions of Our Town and Inherit the Wind. He has appeared in various films, including Almost Famous and Company Man. His television credits include Law & Order, Ed, and Spin City. He might be best known to audio audiences as the voice of Louis L'Amour's Chick Bowdrie.
Reathel Bean has a busy stage career, including roles in the Broadway productions of Our Town and Inherit the Wind. He has appeared in various films, including Almost Famous and Company Man. His television credits include Law & Order, Ed, and Spin City. He might be best known to audio audiences as the voice of Louis L'Amour's Chick Bowdrie.
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