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American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day
by
Robert Coram
During the course of his military career, Bud Day won every available combat medal, escaped death on no less than seven occasions, and spent 67 months as a POW in the infamous Hanoi Hilton, along with John McCain. Despite sustained torture, Day would not break. He became a hero to POWs everywhere--a man who fought without pause, not a prisoner of war, but a prisoner at war...more
Hardcover, 416 pages
Published
May 3rd 2007
by Little, Brown and Company
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I wish I could meet Col. Bud Day and thank him personally for what he has done. The book reads a narrative of his life from childhood in Sioux City to this day in Florida. I am very impressed. Col. Day's life is an example every man and woman should and could follow. A man of righteous convictions, morally and spiritually strong and right and above all, he has been in the service of his country for more than 6 decades. He volunteered to fight in WW II as a Marine, then as an Army reservists in y...more
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One of America's finest men. Sad that only a few people know about his life and what he sacrificed for us. Well worth reading.
Amazing book about an amazing patriot. Must read.
In every dictionary there should be a picture of this man next to the words 'American,' and 'Patriot.' I'm willing to bet that 95% of the people I know have never even heard of him. Meanwhile, every year from December to March, we have an orgy of award shows including the Academy Awards. Every. Single. Year. I know the names of hundreds of actors, musicians, and artists. I can name maybe 5 CMH winners (and that is a lot, in this day and age). Colonel Bud Day should be a household name.
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Fascinating look at the courageous life of Bud Day. Unfortunately, it is written in the style of journalistic jock talk.
I wish we could make this mandatory reading for people who criticize how we treat captured terrorists, especially the liberal media. This validates that Jane Fonda and John Kerry should be tried for treason. Great reading for both military and non-military people. Thank God for people like Bud Day, John McCain and thousands of other military men and women. This also sheds new light on Ross Perot and how much he has done for our military people.
I'm completely speechless. What an amazing person!
Amazing book on the life of one of America's least known heroes. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry. It even made a hardened Marine tear up. Bud Day is a legend that we should not forget.
Not that the reading was all that engrossing, but the subject of the book, the life of Colonel Bud Day, was inspiring and amazing.
Great book. An extremely amazing person. Fast read. I couldn't put it down (but had to of course--kids!).
Great book about a fellow Iowan, Colonel Bud Day (Congressional Medal of Honor recipient)
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Robert Coram is the author of three nonfiction books and seven novels. He lives in Atlanta.
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