
Captain J. Charles Plumb
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OUR SPEAKER TODAY IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY,
A FORMER JET FIGHTER PILOT, AND A COMBAT VETERAN WITH 74 SUCCESSFUL
MISSIONS OVER VIETNAM.
IN ADDITION, HE HELPED START THE "TOP GUN" SCHOOL IN MIRAMAR,
CALIFORNIA.
CAPTAIN PLUMB WAS SHOT DOWN OVER ENEMY TERRITORY ON HIS 75TH MISSION
OVER VIETNAM, JUST 5 DAYS BEFORE HE WAS SCHEDULED TO RETURN HOME.
HE EJECTED FROM HIS F-4 PHANTOM JET, PARACHUTED INTO ENEMY HANDS,
WAS TAKEN PRISONER, TORTURED, AND SURVIVED NEARLY 6 YEARS IN A
COMMUNIST PRISON CAMP.
HE HAS RETURNED TO SHARE HIS STORY OF WINNING THROUGH ADVERSITY TO
MORE THAN 4,000 AUDIENCES IN THIS COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD.
TO GET A BETTER FEEL FOR WHAT THIS MAN WENT THROUGH, LET’S WATCH
THIS VIDEO.
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