Memorial Day Stories of Sacrifice and Courage |
As we head into Memorial Day weekend, it’s a great time to read “Chicken Soup for the Veteran’s Soul.”
One powerful story tells about Mike, shot down in 1967 and captured by the Vietnamese. He grew up poor in Alabama — he didn’t wear shoes until he was 13.
Mike made a needle out of a piece of bamboo and gradually sewed scraps of red and white cloth into an American flag. He sewed the flag onto the inside of his prison-issued shirt.
Every afternoon, the American prisoners hung Mike’s flag on the wall and said the Pledge of Allegiance.
One day, the guards discovered the flag and confiscated it. They beat Mike severely, puncturing his eardrum and breaking several ribs.
Later, after everyone else had fallen asleep, Mike was seen in the corner under the light bulb. His eyes nearly swollen........