Alvin TownleyBesprekingen
Auteur van Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts
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Characterization: Great
Grade Level: Middle and High School
Recommended: Yes
This memoir recounts the time Jeremiah Denton spent as a Prisoner of War in the Vietnam War. Denton's aircraft was downed and he was made to live in several different war camps throughout the time he was imprisoned. While there, his rank allowed him to "command" the other prisoners in the camps. They devised a way to communicate with each other through a variation on Morse code. Denton encouraged his men to abstain from talking with their captors, resulting in the torture of the POW's. Denton takes comfort in and promotes a strong sense of patriotism to his comrades to help maintain this silence and protect the homeland. Give this title to young people interested in war history, POW's, or memoirs.