Jack Van Loan was a United States Air Force fighter pilot. In 1967,

he was flying as wingman for Colonel Robin Olds when his F-4

Phantom jet was shot down. He spent six years as a prisoner

of war in North Vietnam. Alongside such legends as Robbie

Risner, James Stockdale, and John McCain, he endured years of

torture and abuse. After his freedom, he spent decades compiling

his memoir. While this memoir is being published after his death,

the reader cannot help but feel his passion for telling his story to

the world