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SUMMARY:Inside the Hanoi Hilton: The Story of POW Doug Hegdahl
DESCRIPTION:The Coronado Public Library and Historical Association invites you to a virtual event on Wednesday\, Dec. 3 as Marc Leepson\, the author of the best-selling book\, The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW’s Story of Courage and Resilience in the Hanoi Hilton\, discusses the amazing Vietnam War story of Doug Hegdahl\, the youngest and lowest-ranking POW captured in North Vietnam and held in Hanoi. \nThis event will take place via Zoom. Register through the “Register Now” button below to receive the Zoom link for this event. \nRegister Now \n“What a strange\, fascinating\, and ultimately powerful account of one man’s endurance of life as a POW during the American war in Vietnam . . . This book\, I believe\, will stand the test of time as one of the finest nonfiction narratives to emerge from the Vietnam War.” —Tim O’Brien\, author of The Things They Carried\n \n \nJournalist and historian Marc Leepson is the author of eleven books\, including four biographies: What So Proudly We Hailed: Francis Scott Key\, A Life; Lafayette: Idealist General; The Ballad of the Green Beret; and The Unlikely War Hero. A former staff writer for Congressional Quarterly in Washington\, D.C.\, he written for many newspapers and magazines\, and the Encyclopedia Britannic\, and has been interviewed many times on radio and television\, including on The Today Show\, Discovery Channel\, The History Channel\, All Things Considered\, Morning Edition\, and The BBC NewsHour. He is Senior Writer\, Arts Editor and columnist for The VVA Veteran\, the magazine published by Vietnam Veterans of America\, and taught U.S. history at Laurel Ridge Community College in Warrenton\, Va. from 2008-15. \nMarc Leepson graduated from George Washington University in 1967. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1967-69\, including a year in the Vietnam War\, he received his honorable discharge and went on to earn a Master’s Degree in history from George Washington in 1971. He lives in Loudoun County\, Virginia.
URL:https://coronadotimes.com/event/inside-the-hanoi-hilton-the-story-of-pow-doug-hegdahl/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Coronado\, CA\, 92118\, United States
CATEGORIES:books,history,lecture
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