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Tap Code “By tapping covertly on our cell walls using an alphabet code we maintained our unity. We encouraged and cared for each other. We passed information, learned poetry, even learned new languages. I got to know my fellow prisoners like brothers, though I’d never even seen them.”
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One of the longest held P.O.W.s in the Communist Prisons of Vietnam
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AUTHOR MEDIA COMMENTATOR
Retired Navy Captain Gerald Coffee was shot down while flying combat missions over North Vietnam. Much of his 7 years, 9 days as a P.O.W. was in solitary confinement. His celebrated keynote message, Beyond Survival -- inspires audiences worldwide with a message of hope, faith, and the invincibility of the human spirit. In his presentation, unique and universal, Captain Coffee focuses upon leadership under stress, change and uncertainty, teamwork and loyalty to the organization, and communication; all personalized with inspiration and humor to the goals of any meeting. His is not a story of Vietnam, but a story of human survival and renewal. Due to the life changing impact of his message, he is considered by many of his clients as their most memorable speaker -- ever! His highly acclaimed book, BEYOND SURVIVAL, is considered by many the best ever written on the Vietnam War POW experience.
“At some time or another we all get shot down, we are all POWs, prisoners of “woe.” Be tough. Bounce back. Learn not just to survive, but to go beyond survival: finding the purpose in our adversity.” Captain Gerald Coffee
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