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American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day Hardcover – May 3, 2007

by Robert Coram (Author)

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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.

Upon his return, passed over for promotion to Brigadier General, Day retired. But years later, with his children grown and a lifetime of service to his country behind him, he would engage in another battle, this one against an opponent he never had expected: his own country. On his side would be the hundreds of thousands of veterans who had fought for America only to be betrayed. And what would happen next would make Bud Day an even greater legend.

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Coram's superb biography of the most decorated living American veteran begins with Bud Day's Great Plains childhood and takes him through joining the air force, marrying his high-school sweetheart, and flying ever-more-demanding missions in Vietnam. After his luck ran out, he escaped from the first POW camp in which he was interned but was recaptured and endured five years of torture in a second. Retiring with the Medal of Honor, he returned to public life a generation later, launching breach-of-contract suits against the Clinton administration for what he perceived as its bad faith in dealing with Vietnam veterans. Although partially disabled and an ongoing sufferer from PTSD, Day remains active in veterans' affairs and Republican politics. Coram's motives for writing the book--see the preface--may raise some eyebrows, but as he did for his previous fighter-pilot biography, Boyd (2002), he has researched thoroughly and written fluently and with sympathy for his subject, an authentic hero worthy of many books. Roland Green
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'Superb...Coram has researched thoroughly and written fluently and with sympathy for his subject, an authentic hero' - BOOKLIST 'Riveting...A poignant and ultimately inspiring portrait...Day's military service tale is wide, varied, fraught with drama and jaw-dropping episodes' - AMERICAN SPECTATOR

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Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition (May 3, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316758477
ISBN-13: 978-0316758475
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.2 x 9.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Average Customer Review: 139 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #669,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #470 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Lawyers & Judges
- #527 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Military > Vietnam War
- #12862 in Books > Law

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What a great story about a great America pilot and patriot.

ByKindle Customeron January 22, 2015

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Every high school kid should have to read colonel Bud Day's story. His will to live and never give in to his sadistic captors, is an incredible story in and of itself, but, because of his leadership he united other Pow's. When the Clinton administration took away benefits from veterans, because they had reached the age of 65, Col Day was outraged, and started a grassroots campaign to have those benefits reinstated. This is a story of a great American and a story that should not be forgotten. His love of country, his personal sacrifices, and his willingness to endure any hardship, make this book a necessary read for all Americans.

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Coram has talent and he painted an accurate picture of a truly great man.

ByRichard Dis Assembleron May 18, 2016

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Robert Coram admitted it was difficult to be objective since he too had such great admiration for Colonel Bud Day. Coram helped cement my placement of the Colonel in a small, select group of truly great men this nation has produced. The Colonel is right at the top with George Washington and Ronald Reagan. Robert Coram knew how to explain and frame that one character trait that shines so brightly above all others and elevates so few people to this TOP position in the minds and hearts of those of us that have a good idea how hard it must be to exhibit such brutal honesty when you are already pegging the meter for fearless courage, and inner strength as the person you face off against holds you inches from death and can finish you off with the wave of his hand. This same honesty and inner strength in another situation pushed him to risk his life for the lives of many others, and I know that men like the Colonel don't come along very often. When I read that Bud Day had died a few years back, I welled up with tears at the thought of the loss to our nation, and I even got angry and depressed all over again thinking of how poorly educated the people in this nation have become as evidenced by the foolish leaders they have elected based on lies, and how fast we have moved away from the individual freedoms coupled with individual responsibility that men like Day understood so well and fought to protect. Sadly, those under the age of 50 may have to watch millions starve or be killed by a power hungry Soviet style central government before they look back and question the ignorant educators who were intentionally put in place to lie to them, and even more ignorant parents who told them it could never happen here. Sadly, most of them can't see that it really is happening here, and once lost, they won't have the Colonel or those like him to fight for their freedoms and show them what strength, courage, honesty and individual responsibility really looks like when it is needed the very most. Colonel, if you can bend the ear of the BIG GUY, let him know we'll do what we can when it starts, but, please ask him if you can come back for a while to show us how its really done.
Godspeed Bud Day, Godspeed.
LT Rich
P.S. Nice job Mr Coram - I think you are a talented writer, and it shows that you knew him well, and you are lucky for that chance. I exchanged a few paragraphs of text with Bud Day before he passed, and I was very lucky for that privilege. What a great human being.

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Good story, poor writing

ByAmazon Customeron December 16, 2016

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The story about an american hero who values honor above all else is inspiring. Unfortunately, the lazy writing filled with generalizations and rambling decreases the effectiveness of what could have been an exciting read. The author continuously has to compliment the hero in a way that borders on flattery vs objectivity. The references to "midwestern values" continuously was tiresome and subjective. The final chapters transform the story from a war hero to a politician hellbent on destroying the Democrats for which the author also obviously despises. Instead of making this a rich read, he created an opinion piece the likes of which The Heritage Foundation and Fox News types would love. If you want to read a great book about an MOH POW avoid this one and read the story about Lance Sijan which I believe is titled Into the Mouth of the Cat.

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The story makes up for any imperfections in the telling

BySteve Brookson December 20, 2013

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American Patriot may get lost among the biographies of Generals and World Leaders. Unlike the subject of Robert Coram's other biography, Boyd, Day wasn't a master strategist who helped shaped modern American military. Bud Day is an example of how to live - of how to be tough as hell.

Day's story is epic:

He served in three wars (WWII, Korea, and Vietnam). His trials in Vietnam are the most illuminating.
The old man begs to go to war and is rewarded with some of the most dangerous flying in the war. He is shot down. During the ejection he is injured; his arm nearly falls off and his knee busted. He can feel the wash of the rescue helo's blades as villagers drag him away. In the village, he is kept in a hole and given minimal medical attention. He baits the North Vietnamese letting their guard down by pretending to be weaker than he really was. He escapes and knows freedom is 30 miles south. He makes his way barefoot, narrowly escape US bombing runs, and finally crossing the river into South Vietnam. But he still is safe - the area is disputed and currently controlled by the North Vietnamese. He dodges patrols. US helicopters are only yards away. He is found by teenagers protecting the back end of an ambush yards away from the front.

The enemy doesn't applaud his perseverance, they torture him with vengeance - he made them look bad. The enemy sees the concentration camp as an extension of the battle field. He is a hard resister - always fighting never conceding. He doesn't wants to just return, but to return with honor.

Finally home. The Air Force tries to push him aside and out. Begins law practice as an old man; trying to quickly learn what he didn't know - always working. When retirees lose their medical benefits, he know he has to lead the fight even though he doesn't know if his mind and body can hold up.