Alexander Haig, Secretary of State
Incredible...descriptive...inspiring.

Library Journal
Heroic... highly recommended

Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale, USN (Ret.)
Wonderful, Thank God Ernie Brace's heroic story is finally in print

Book Description
This is the true story of a man's lonely triumph over adversity. Ernest C. Brace was a decorated Marine pilot, the first to fly one hundred missions in the Korean War. A little more than five years later, however, a fateful accident and a hastily made decision stripped him of his rank, and he was dishonorably discharged from the Marines. Vowing to regain his lost honor, he flew secret supply missions to Laos as part of a C.I.A. operation during the Vietnam War. Captured in a surprise attack by the Pathet Lao, Brace was imprisoned and brought to an isolated outpost in North Vietnam, where he was confined in a bamboo cage, his head, hands, and feet bound. Though a civilian, he made it a point to live by the Military Code of Conduct: he resisted the enemy whenever he could, and attempted escape three times. But each run for freedom only led to crueler torments upon capture. In this extraordinary memoir of courage, sacrifice, and the will to survive, Ernie Brace recounts his experiences in a way that is stirring, inspiring, and memorable. A CODE TO KEEP is destined to stand out as one of the key documents of America's involvement in Vietnam.

About the Author
Ernest C. Brace was America's longest-held civilian prisoner of war in Vietnam. After his release in 1973 he went to work for Evergreen International as its VP of Operations. In 1978 he joined Sikorsky Aircraft Co. and became its Director of International Operations. He is now retired and lives with his wife in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

SYNOPSIS

This is the true story of a man's lonely triumph over adversity. Ernest C. Brace was a decorated Marine pilot, the first to fly one hundred missions in the Korean War. A little more than five years later, however, a fateful accident and a hastily made decision stripped him of his rank, and he was dishonorably discharged from the Marines.

Vowing to regain his lost honor, he flew secret supply missions to Laos as part of a C.I.A. operation during the Vietnam War. Captured in a surprise attack by the Pathet Lao, Brace was imprisoned and brought to an isolated outpost in North Vietnam, where he was confined in a bamboo cage, his head, hands, and feet bound. Though a civilian, he made it a point to live by the Military Code of Conduct: he resisted the enemy whenever he could, and attempted escape three times. But each run for freedom only led to crueler torments upon capture.

In this extraordinary memoir of courage, sacrifice, and the will to survive, Ernie Brace recounts his experiences in a way that is stirring, inspiring, and memorable. A CODE TO KEEP is destined to stand out as one of the key documents of America's involvement in Vietnam.

FROM THE CRITICS

Library Journal

Heroic ￯﾿ﾽ highly recommended.

Washington Times

An important book for reasons that go well beyond what happened to Mr. Brace in Vietnam.

Army Magazine

As much a story of regained self respect as it is a stirring tale of survival.

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