Vietnam veteran full of life despite nine months of torture (See update in #90)

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal ^ | Saturday, November 11, 2006 | Ray Westbrook

[WestTexasWend]

current pic at the link

[ImpBill]

Heroes aren't born. They just happen that way. This brother in arms is a definite Hero. Thank you for posting this. I am humbled beyond words.

Greg Adams
US Army RVN 69/70

[PeterPrinciple]

"Next evening, there it was. I reached up there and got him. And I wished a thousand times I could have put him back - he was just as mean as I was!"

I like his sense of humor. This is a gentleman I would like to meet.

[jazusamo]

My thanks to Clarence Lee, one of America's finest.

May God Bless him and his family.

[jch10]

Thank you for your service to our country sounds so inadequate. I am thanking God for you and those like you, WO Lee.

Thanks for posting, WestTexasWend.

[New Perspective]

Thank you for posting.

He is what makes America and I am proud to be a part of it. What a hero.

[WestTexasWend]

With your permission, I'll try sending a copy of your posts to Mr. Lee.

[ImpBill]

Please do so. And tell him I also said thanks for his service and a hearty "Welcome Home", although I am sure he has heard it often.

[WestTexasWend]

Veterans Day must read.

[mabelkitty]

This would make a magnificent movie.

[jazusamo]

Absolutely! And thank you for posting this account of a true hero.

[mcshot]

Now this is an awesome but misty eyed story.
Great Post to honor two great men and more.

[~OregonSandy~]

I'm not often moved to tears but honestly I'm sitting here blubbering. After reading this I could no longer lurk. Please pass on my fondest regards and thanks for amazing service to our country.

[BigBlueJon]

This can't be true......I read that torture is when you have prisoners stack up nekkid in a human pyramid and make them wear underwear on their heads and take pictures of them and then when you're done, you put them in a beach resort where they get to work out and have three squares a day.


By the way.... Great story about a true hereo.

[freema]

Ping.

[A_perfect_lady]

Amazing person. I'm in awe of anyone who can endure what he has endured.

[jordan8]

Sniff, Sniff. I dunno. Can't find his name on this list of POWs. The story is too pat, it WOULD make a great movie, in fact I think it's made several. I'm calling preliminary bullsh*t.

[wastoute]

Something tells me this man will never be buying a product that was "Made in Viet Nam"...

[onehipdad]

Great story, thanks for posting. I just sent it to my little brother, a Marine, father of six, men's Bible study member and trucker for a midwest power company. He was a hopeless screwup headed the wrong way, until he joined the Marines. We ask God to bless them but recognize that he already has, and continues to do so - for which we give thanks.