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According to the POW Network,
“Colonel John A. Dramesi received the Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Rutgers University and the Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of Puget Sound Entering the service in 1956 he
now holds the highest flying rating with the Air Force and the highest parachute rating with the Army. Flying tactical fighter
bombers from Korat Air Force Base he was shot down on April 2 1967 and captured by the
communists Eight days later he escaped only to be recaptured on April 11th He made an almost miraculous escape on May 10,
1967 and was recaptured one day later. For refusing to make propaganda statements and for his escapes he was put through extreme
torture sessions. He was released on March 4, 1973. After his release, John Dramesi went on to become the chief war planner for U.S. Air Forces in Europe
and later commanded a Strategic Air Command F-111 wing.” Colonel John A. Dramesi is the author of Code of
Honor.
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According to a reader of Code
of Honor, “This is a well-written story of Col. Dramesi's two attempts to escape from a North Vietnamese
POW camp, detailing the planning and execution. No other book I've read puts a person inside the mind of a POW as effectively.
Col. Dramesi was my reporting official (supervisor's supervisor) at Plattsburgh AFB, NY, and his quiet manner belied the
two Air Force Crosses represented in his ribbons, which he earned for these escape attempts. A very interesting man, and a
fascinating book.”
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