From the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: General John Borling, who spent 6 1/2 years as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam, was imprisoned along with John McCain, among others. He talks of his book of poems, written mentally while he was held a prisoner, and how he communicated these to other American POW's, through a system of taping a code, heard by other prisoners.
His moving story, and insights of maintain one's morale, when cut off from your family, your country, and everything you've ever known is a story of courage, honor, patriotism, and a testimony to the human spirit.
