On August 5, 1964, while Lt.
Alvarez spent more time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam than any other flie.
Alvarez relates the engrossing tale of his capture by fishermen, brutal treatment by the North Vietnamese, physical and mental endurance, and triumphant repatriation nearly nine years later in 1973. (jg) Everett Alvarez was flying a retaliatory air strike against naval targets in North Vietnam, antiaircraft fire crippled his A-4 fighter-bomber, forcing him to eject Over water at low altitude.
On August 5, 1964, while Lt