Lt. Colonel Jay R. Jensens Six Years In Hell

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Term Paper Title	Lt. Colonel Jay R. Jensens Six Years In Hell
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Lt. Colonel Jay R. Jensen's "Six Years In Hell"

Lt. Colonel Jay R. Jensen's "Six Years In Hell"

     Brandon Emerson
     AP American History
     Period five
     Due 10/21/96

                The book I have chosen to read for this review is one entitled
"SIX YEARS IN HELL."  It is a book written by one Lt. Colonel Jay R. Jensen in a
first person manor.  He was a military pilot who flew over Vietnam and was
captured and taken as a POW.  This book covers his time in the military before
hand describing the daily procedures etc. of his military life.

          The author graduated from Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah in
1949.  He then  joined The Utah Air National Guard during the Korean war.  Mr.
Jensen was on active duty for 20 months, after which he attended Brigham Young
University.  He graduated with a B.S. degree in Accounting and majors in Banking
and Finance.  After college he obtained the rank of cadet Colonel in the Air
Force ROTC.  Lt. Colonel Jensen was well decorated after his retirement in 1978
that concluded 28 years of service.  His decorations included: Two Silver Stars,
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with V for Valor, Air Medal, two Purple Hearts,
Presidential Unit Citation, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two Oak Leaf
Clusters, POW Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal with Oak
Leaf Cluster, Vietnam Service Medal with 14 Bronze Campaign Medals, Air Force
Longevity Award (for over 24 years), Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Hour Glass
Device (for 20 years), Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon, Vietnam Cross for
Gallantry with Device, and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.  All these
decorations and the time spent in the military I believe more than present his
qualifications for writing this book.

          This book that he was so qualified to write I must bend to say
was rather well written.  The author took time to explain everything
individually and even those things that seem quite trivial were given careful
explanation.  If there was something that the author felt was not apparent or
was not to be taken at face value he footnoted it at the bottom of the page.
These footnotes were especially helpful for those of us readers who may not be
that "militarily inclined."  I particularly enjoyed the story of Roscoe the
base's mascot which was probably one of the longest examples of footnoting
throughout the book.

          The book is written from the perspective of the author at the
time he experienced it.  The descriptions are so well written t...

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