fortunately they remembered this code from a coffee break conversation so bob shoemaker and others were together in the spring of 1965. they came up with us midi harris tap code who remembered from survival school. 25 letters of the alphabet we use the letter c for the letter k25 letters. if i would said ross terry of message but said would send the letter be. it is one of because it is in the first row and twice in the second column. my generation's sometimes thinks we had the abbreviated text messaging. no, no, no. they would say gn for a good night for tm for tomorrow they would guess the word give the quick double wrapping and they would move on to the next word. that was the first challenge to overcome to communicate. the next challenge is how to abide by the code of conduct every military pilot shot down had to learn the code of conduct that correlated with the geneva convention. that you would tell your enemy anything other than your name, your rank, service number and date of birth. you certainly would not make a statement against united states or propaganda or sell all your fel

i want everybody to imagine for one second that you're a lieutenant commander bob shoemaker, 30 years old, you have a wife and a newborn son at home. you were the top of your class at u.s. naval academy. you were a finalist in the poll asked about program. you are a navy fighter pilot and for those of you who know navy -- who you know navy fighter cause, you think you're the finest in the world. you fly, was, navy -- anyone from the air force your? all right. sorry, gentlemen. might be a rough morning for y you. >> you are 30 and you are flying these machines, all of these jet machines around you. so you think the you can control the uncontrollable because basically strapping into an f6 or f8 is like stopping on to a rocket. nobody can control that. you have the confidence to think that you can. you in complete control of the world. it's february 9, 1965, the first day of the air war against north vietnam. your 100 miles off the coast of north vietnam on the uss coral see. february 9. all those character traits, all that confidence, that's who you are. this is bob shumaker on february