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Leo Thorsness (1932–2017)

Autor/a de Surviving Hell: A POW's Journey

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Leo Thorsness received the Medal of Honor in 1973, not long after he and the other American POWs were released from prison in North Vietnam. In 1974, he lost a tight race to George McGovern for a South Dakota Senate seat. In 1978, he was declared the winner of a House of Representatives race in mostra'n més South Dakota over Tom Daschle, but lost a six-month recount. Thorsness served six years as an executive with Litton Industries in Beverly Hills in the 1980s and, from 1988 to 1992, was a Washington state senator. He and his wife, Gaylee, live near their daughter and two granddaughters in Huntsville, Alabama. mostra'n menys

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Surviving Hell: A POW's Journey (2008) 46 exemplars

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I read this over memorial day weekend. It's actually a quick read. The author won the medal of honor for an air action prior to being shot down and captured. He ejected @ 690 miles an hour. Messed up his knees and zippered pockets off his flight suit were blown off.

He discussed being tortured and what it was like being locked up. He takes a surprisingly positive tone that makes it easier to read than some other stories I've read.

He relates some pretty powerful stories of brave men in prison. Worth reading.… (més)
 
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Chris_El | Mar 19, 2015 |

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