Comments on: Bud Day: Vietnam War POW Hero

By: arthur swanson usarmy ret

arthur swanson usarmy ret — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:55:57 +0000

I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS OR WAS A PROVISION THAT SAID THAT ANYONE WHO ENTERED THE MILIARY BEFORE JAN1955 AND SPENT OVER 20 YEARS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE 100 PERCENT MEDICAL EVEN EXTENDED CARE IE. NURSING HOME. I ONLY HAD THREE COMBAT TOURS SO AM LOOKING FOR THAT BILL OR WHATEVER. A.J. SWANSON USARMY RET.

By: Julie Kinne

Julie Kinne — Mon, 23 May 2011 22:46:56 +0000

I am the Widow of a Viet Nam Vet. My loving husband died three years ago from agent orange. After two years of me trying, I finally got a letter from the VA saying that he did die of Agent Orange and I was going to get his benefits, well that was over six months ago. After multiple calls to the VA and visiting our so-called local VA reps. I was told the only way they would expidite my claim was if I was destitute and on the streets. How sick is that? I get to lose my house, my car, and my life before they give me what my husband deserved before he died. Well I sent all the notices from the car company the electric company and all the rest to no avail, they really do want me on the streets. He offered his life for this Country and they took it willingly, he carried Agent Orange for his Country when they asked him to,and he did it without an argument. But when he needed help our Country the VA said no you don't have Agent Orange that was in the 70's when he first started having heart problems. Well the letter I received from the VA says we know he had agent Orange due to the medical treatments he received in Viet Nam before he even left …so they knew he had it way back then and would not help him. Well the end result is that he died a very painful death with cancer in almost every organ of his body, prostrate, pancreas, colon, every organ was effected. I hope no new young people get envolved with the Military because I'm afraid of the lies they will be telling you. So the end for now is I have had my phone shut off, car can't be used because I couldn't afford my insurance and soon they will forclose on my home…then the VA won't have anywhere to send the benefits and I really do believe that is what they are waiting for. They only said they would go back to when he died, so thats fine just do it and quit lying it could save me from living on the streets. If anyone can help me please e-mail a flfeathers@yahoo.com Thank you

By: Robin Mueller

Robin Mueller — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:54:42 +0000

I must say, I am truely touched and amazed by the strength of these men. I am a 100% disabled veteran with a rare nerve disease. And what they have endured nerve wise very few understand the true depth of pain it can cause. I can't begin to imagine what they suffered both physically and mentally. They are and always will be my hero's.

God Bless You,

Robin

By: Colonel Bud Day, Medal of Honor recipient – prisoner of war survivor «

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:31:58 +0000

[...] http://www.historynet.com/bud-day-vietnam-war-pow-hero.htm/5 [...]

By: rorie little

rorie little — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:12:47 +0000

I tryed to go to the Foundations web site to find out more, but it seems that the link or web site is gone. Does anyone know how to find out more or how to get to the web site?

By: Cheyenne W

Cheyenne W — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:02:14 +0000

If there is anyway to contact Bud Day, i would like that
information too, if possible. He is an american hero to me, and I
would like to tell him so.

By: Cheyenne W

Cheyenne W — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:57:44 +0000

Hello Gene Ward.

I would like proof to the statement that you said, 'Why is there no
mention of the 30 odd anti-American films made by McCain?'

I would like proof. How could you dishonor such an amazing man?
What has this country come to?

By: != » Marlboro man

!= » Marlboro man — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:58:35 +0000

[...] in the United States. The ploy failed when McCain refused to accept early return. [Barrett, “Bud Day: Vietnam War POW Hero,” Historynet.com, 8 May [...]

By: Gene Ward

Gene Ward — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:44:38 +0000

Why is there no mention of the 30 odd anti-American films made by McCain?

By: Joe OLiver

Joe OLiver — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:07:13 +0000

Ted Guy was tortured during January/February 1972 [only 14 months before all of our POWs were returned home]. The torture chamber was filthy. For the first three days and nights Guy was allowed no sleep. He was stripped naked, locked in leg irons, and made to lie on his stomach. A guard stood on the backs of his legs, Cheese kept a foot on his neck, pinning his head to the floor, and another guard flogged him with a rubber hose. The beating lasted a long time. Guy lost control of his bodily functions, he vomited, and when the pain became more than he could bear, he screamed. Rags were crammed into his mouth and the flogging continued."

"In the long days and nights that followed, torture guards who enjoyed their work took turns inflicting long beatings with their fists … During one stretch Guy was kept kneeling for approximately eighteen hours. His knees were swollen to the extent that he could not pull his trouser legs over them. When he refused to author a confession of crimes, he was made to kneel again, this time atop an iron bar…The torture ended for Guy when after ten days and nights, he produced an acceptable confession, an apology, and an agreement to do anything that was asked of him. Then he was asked to write a letter of 'solidarity' and encouragement to the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. When he balked at this, he was ordered back onto his knees and offered another round of torture. Unable to tolerate the prospect, he yielded…Although Ted Guy did not receive the most brutal torture dished out by the North Vietnamese – such as that recorded at the Zoo by the Cubans – he withstood brutal torture for much longer than the average at one of the most brutal camps, such as the Briarpatch." Although not a Medal of Honor winner, it appears that Ted Guy and James Stockdale had parallel experiences in Hanoi.