bob flynn any others? [applause] let me tell you two things by way of introduction of our author. his name is alvin townley. i was given a copy of this book one week ago and i thought if i introduce him i should see what this book is about. have read other accounts relative to the pow experience in vietnam and extensive conversations with that rostock dale as a mentor and adviser in had the privilege to go through the hanoi hilton while i was on active duty as the tourist attraction. i thought i should probably read it. so i will read their early chapter the middle chapters and the last chapter. it does not work. [laughter] it is a great book it is written in day capturing eric is a style and the kind of book that takes you up in their braces you with the human spirit with the heroic measures taken by those that were captured and held for extended periods of time. but i will not ride -- read the book i will let the author do that. it is an honor to have alvin townley here with us. [applause] >> but the general did not tell you is he will leave reid three chapters that is about all

bob flynn. any others? listen, gentlemen -- [applause] >> let me tell you two things by way of introduction of our author. his name is alvin townley, but i was given a copy of this book about a week ago. and i thought well, okay, if i'm going to introduce alpha and, but i do see what this book is all about. i've read several other accounts by stockdale and others, relative to the pow experience in vietnam, and i have had extensive conversations with apple stockdale over the course of time both as a mentor and as an advisor in the navy war college and i had the privilege of going through the hanoi hilton while i was still on active duty and seeing as it is today which is basically a tourist attraction. so i thought i probably ought to read it. the way i'm going to do this is i'm going to read an early chapter, i'm going to read a middle chapter and then i'm going to read the last chapter. that doesn't work. it doesn't work. it is a great book. it's written in a very captive, capturing narrative style. it's t