These American heroes wouldn't trade anything for the imprisonment, torture, and deprivation they experienced as a POW. Read this book and find out why!
“When there is nothing left but God, that is when you realize God is all you need!”
In the first book of the Eagle series, Ken Davis wrote the following: “My father is an ex-POW and a survivor of the Bataan Death March. During his captivity he saw perfectly healthy men die because they had no reason to live. They gave up hope. He also saw men who were at death’s threshold live to be liberated and enjoy long, healthy lives. These men had a reason to live.”
This book offers “advice for life” and “inspirational stories” from ex-POWs. These individuals lost their freedom, many were tortured, and their emotional and physical health affected, yet they came away from the experience with a better understanding of what is important in life.
When I seek true wisdom or when I try to determine my priorities in life, I find the best answers come from those who have suffered, those who have lost almost everything. When all you have left is hope and faith, you have a keen appreciation of the blessings that come with life. Most of the individuals in this book were able to move from the depth of loss to the zenith of knowledge about what was truly important.
Zechariah 9:12, says “Return to the fortress, ye prisoners of hope: even today do I declare double unto thee.” I know of no other group with greater wisdom for life than the ex-prisoner of war. These men and women paid a great price for that wisdom. —Colonel Jim Coy (Ret.)
Colonel Jim Coy served as a medical consultant for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. He served two years as the national president of the Special Operations Medical Association and as national surgeon of the Reserve Officers Association. He lectures nationally and internationally on combat trauma medicine and about his research using lightweight x-ray equipment. He has served with numerous Special Operations units and with the 3rd Group, Army Special Forces (Airborne) in the 1991 Gulf War.
His military awards, badges, and honors include the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Combat Medic Badge, Expert Field Medic Badge, Flight Surgeon Badge, Airborne, Air Assault, and Israeli Airborne Badges. He has also received the Order of Military Merit from the Army Medical Regiment and the prestigious “A” designation—the highest recognition of the Army Medical Department. From 1978-1989 he battled cancer and had four surgeries during which portions of his tongue, throat, and jaw were removed. Today he is considered cured.
Jim and his wife, Vicki, have three children: Tim, Tricia, and Joshua. His family is extremely important to him. He has a vision for men becoming spiritual leaders and standing strong for their families. Colonel Coy is active in Men Without Fear, a local interdenominational group for men, is on the staff of Military Ministry of Campus Crusade—CRU, and is an elder/deacon at New Life Community Church. Today, Jim desires to develop a ministry to military and former military men and frequently speaks to community, church, and military groups across the nation. Coy is the author of seven books including A Gathering of Eagles, 2nd Ed., and Valor—A Gathering of Eagles. He is currently working on another book, Those Who Serve.
“When there is nothing left but God, that is when you realize God is all you need!”
In the first book of the Eagle series, Ken Davis wrote the following: “My father is an ex-POW and a survivor of the Bataan Death March. During his captivity he saw perfectly healthy men die because they had no reason to live. They gave up hope. He also saw men who were at death’s threshold live to be liberated and enjoy long, healthy lives. These men had a reason to live.”
This book offers “advice for life” and “inspirational stories” from ex-POWs. These individuals lost their freedom, many were tortured, and their emotional and physical health affected, yet they came away from the experience with a better understanding of what is important in life.
When I seek true wisdom or when I try to determine my priorities in life, I find the best answers come from those who have suffered, those who have lost almost everything. When all you have left is hope and faith, you have a keen appreciation of the blessings that come with life. Most of the individuals in this book were able to move from the depth of loss to the zenith of knowledge about what was truly important.
Zechariah 9:12, says “Return to the fortress, ye prisoners of hope: even today do I declare double unto thee.” I know of no other group with greater wisdom for life than the ex-prisoner of war. These men and women paid a great price for that wisdom. —Colonel Jim Coy (Ret.)
Colonel Jim Coy served as a medical consultant for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. He served two years as the national president of the Special Operations Medical Association and as national surgeon of the Reserve Officers Association. He lectures nationally and internationally on combat trauma medicine and about his research using lightweight x-ray equipment. He has served with numerous Special Operations units and with the 3rd Group, Army Special Forces (Airborne) in the 1991 Gulf War.
His military awards, badges, and honors include the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Combat Medic Badge, Expert Field Medic Badge, Flight Surgeon Badge, Airborne, Air Assault, and Israeli Airborne Badges. He has also received the Order of Military Merit from the Army Medical Regiment and the prestigious “A” designation—the highest recognition of the Army Medical Department. From 1978-1989 he battled cancer and had four surgeries during which portions of his tongue, throat, and jaw were removed. Today he is considered cured.
Jim and his wife, Vicki, have three children: Tim, Tricia, and Joshua. His family is extremely important to him. He has a vision for men becoming spiritual leaders and standing strong for their families. Colonel Coy is active in Men Without Fear, a local interdenominational group for men, is on the staff of Military Ministry of Campus Crusade—CRU, and is an elder/deacon at New Life Community Church. Today, Jim desires to develop a ministry to military and former military men and frequently speaks to community, church, and military groups across the nation. Coy is the author of seven books including A Gathering of Eagles, 2nd Ed., and Valor—A Gathering of Eagles. He is currently working on another book, Those Who Serve.
