Bud Day: A POW’s Incredible Story
Bud Day: A POW’s Incredible Story  
Podcast: Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage
Published On: Wed Jul 02 2025
Description: Shot down over Vietnam, Bud Day escaped from a prison camp and ran barefoot and wounded through the jungle. What happened to him over the next five long years is a brutal testament to his strength and heroism. And what his wife did while she waited for his return is proof of the power of hope– and love. Episode bibliography: Coram, Robert. “American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day.” Back Bay Books, June 2, 2008. https://www.amazon.com/American-Patriot-Life-Wars-Colonel/dp/0316067393.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.