Escape from LaosThe story of a downed pilot during the Vietnam War. |
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Page 36
... fell into the muddy pools of water that had gathered in low spots . The guards would laugh loudly to each other and point to me . Soon the morning cool was gone and the sun was beating down . We were now traveling in the open without ...
... fell into the muddy pools of water that had gathered in low spots . The guards would laugh loudly to each other and point to me . Soon the morning cool was gone and the sun was beating down . We were now traveling in the open without ...
Page 160
... fell . The ground ripped my bare feet and my clothes snagged constantly on branches and thorns . I didn't know who was in front of me and who was behind . Fatigue had struck us all dumb . What we all needed was water . We finally came ...
... fell . The ground ripped my bare feet and my clothes snagged constantly on branches and thorns . I didn't know who was in front of me and who was behind . Fatigue had struck us all dumb . What we all needed was water . We finally came ...
Page 184
... fell asleep before the time was up . We dumped cold water on ourselves , but nothing worked . We were just too close to the end of our rope . We were both asleep when the sound of engines again awak- ened us . The fire was burned down ...
... fell asleep before the time was up . We dumped cold water on ourselves , but nothing worked . We were just too close to the end of our rope . We were both asleep when the sound of engines again awak- ened us . The fire was burned down ...
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