Tortured with razor-sharp bamboo and fed alive to ants: Story of POW's escape from Vietnam

UK Daily Mail ^ | 11/23/07 | Zoe Brennan

[Travis McGee]

I’ll have to read the book AND see the movie! What a story! WOW!

[SandRat]

and from Sen Swimmer this was his comment ( ( ( crickets chirping ) ) )

[BIGLOOK]

Amazing story indeed.....but with lots of errata. Lt(jg) Dengler was a Naval aviator off the USS Ranger and it's doubtful the mission was secret. He was brought down in Laos and held captive by the Pathet Lao. He was never in the hands of the NVNA.

There was a second survivor in the escape, a Thai named Indradat.

I find no record of him being promoted to a USAF Lt Col or Colonel. His service in the AF prior to his Navy service was as an enlisted man.

Denler was the real deal and Navy Cross winner. Salute to Lt(jg) Dengler.

[CyberAnt]

The movie is called “Rescue Dawn” and it was just released on DVD.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“Bloodied and broken, he was asked by Pathet Lao officials to sign a document condemning America, but still he refused,”

Amazing.
And to think of the many in our country who relish doing this very thing.

[wastedyears]

And McCain wanted regular trading status with Vietnam after being a POW.

[CyberAnt]

I just purchased the DVD yesterday - so I’m glad to hear it’s not as gruesome as the above story portrayed. Reading about these things is bad enough, but having to see them can really disturb some people.

[Bob Eimiller]

Hey... If we don’t “waterboard” to interrogate they won’t do it to ours in captivity... </sarcasm>

[Broker]

http://www.amazon.com/Little-Dieter-Needs-Werner-Herzog/dp/B000M7FO0M/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1196017501&sr=8-1

This Amazon link is for “Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1998)”. This movie tells the story in Dieter Dengler’s own words.

[theymakemesick]

May he rest in peace, what an incredible story of bravery and heroism. How one human can do that to another is beyond my comprehension. Perhaps it’s because as a Christian, I value life and they don’t. Is this what America would be like if the ACLU, Democrats, etc. expel God from our country?

[XtreMarine]

Amazing does not do his story justice.

[VOA]

Good Reference for the forum; just be sure to have a free day when
you pick up this book:

American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day
by Robert Coram
http://www.amazon.com/American-Patriot-Life-Wars-Colonel/dp/0316758477/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196017947&sr=1-1

[God luvs America]

unbelievable....where’s drunk Ted Kennedy pleading this brave man’s case???

[LibWhacker]

Wow, don’t think I’ve ever heard of Dengler. The MSM did a damned good job ignoring this hero for forty years... Can’t tell the sheeple any stories that’ll fill them with pride and patriotism, ‘ya know? Definitely want to see the movie.

[Shimmer]

I know, I already looked to see if i could find it.

[Alright_on_the_LeftCoast]

Unbelievable, we just put this movie in about 45 minutes ago..was just cruising FR on the laptop while I watched. Incredible Story - !!!

[Shimmer]

Hmm, don’t guess I’ll be getting this book

http://cgi.ebay.com/Escape-from-Laos-by-Dieter-Dengler_W0QQitemZ220168982565QQihZ012QQcategoryZ378QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

[fetal heart beats by 21st day]

It makes me sick that heroic soldiers are treated like dirt in this country by the same people who idolize movie stars.

May he rest in peace.

[JoeGar]

What an amazing story!

Marine pilots heading to Vietnam were required to read "The Dengler Debrief", a report classified "Confidential" at the time.

[JoeGar]

I hope Hollywood doesn’t screw up the movie like they did with “Bat 21”. The tale of Bat 21 was so incredible, I always wondered why Hollywood produced such a hokey movie “based on a true story” instead of simply telling the true story.