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Air Force POW presents faith learned through torture STACEY HOPE ALLEYNE staff writer On his 81st combat mission over North Vietnam in May of 1967, Captain Eugene McDaniel was shot down by his enemy In describing to SMC students the horrors of that war, McDaniel spoke with dignity and a graceful humor, creating an attitude of respect and awe among the audience for the experience he w e n t __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear, courage is simply the presence of faith. through. He spoke to students on M on d a y November sixth. McDaniel spent six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. n —— He emphasized his faith in God and country as the sustaining factor in his confinement. “The common thread of my survival was faith, faith in a great God and faith in America, that someday my country would come to get me and sure enough they did,” said McDaniel. When he was captured in 1967, he was partially paralyzed from falling 50 feet and expected some medical treatment. Unfortunately, he was subjected to twisting rope torture for three days for military information. McDaniel was tortured again in 1969 for an attempted escape attempt. “During torture every person has a breaking point,” said McDaniel. “Two men were there for 9 years. I went for seven days and nights without sleep, I was beaten with a fan belt about fifty times, and given electric shock treatment about three hours per session. In that torture room I made the largest commitment to God that I had ever made. Courage is not the absence of fear, Courage is simply the presence of faith.” Six years later Captain Eu-g e n e McDaniel - Captain Eugene finallyre-n m r v • - g t u r n e d McDaniel home. ...........................— “I came home on March 4, 1973 without any medical treatment, in excellent health, and only God has the power to grant that,” said McDaniel. “I was 36 years old, 10 thousand miles from home, in a communist prison after flying 81 missions to give the Vietnamese the right of self determination, the right to vote. Yet, in my 36 years I’d never taken the time to go down to the board of elections and register to vote myself and I began to think of the irony of that,” said McDaniel. Upon returning home McDaniel has never missed an election to this day. Air Force POW Eugene on his experiences as a McDaniel shared his disappointment in America with the students of SMC and revealed his shock on discovering America’s knowledge of POW’s that are still in South East Asia. “I learned that my country had left men in South East Asia; I saw top secret satellite photography. A country that will abandon its fighting men and women is a country that needs your help,” said McDaniel. He also spoke about the injustice that the troops which fought in Vietnam were faced with upon returning home. “Nine million men and women McDaniel lectures to students last Monday, Vietnam POW. photo by julie ellis who had to come home and apologize to their country for serving in a losing war. When you commit the troops, commit the nation to support the troops. We never committed the nation to support the troops,” urged McDaniel. McDaniel’s message did not fall on deaf ears and some members of the audience felt that they came away with knowledge that they did not have before. “I really got a lot out of it. The best part of it was it made you aware of what’s happening. A lot of people don’t realize that there are a lot of POW’s still out there,” said student Wyatt Waro. Another student was deeply touched by the courage that Captain McDaniel showed by talking about his experience in Vietnam. “The big reason I went was because my father was in Vietnam and it’s a big thing in my family I thought he was inspirational, and it took a lot of courage for him to get up and talk about it. I was really amazed that he was able to get up there and not break down. I was just glad to hear someone who believed in America, and in having faith,” said student Christina Landgraff. Last Presidential Candidate to meet students this Thursday Third hopeful is chemistry professor and current president of women's college CHARLES SUTTON staff writer The third and final candidate to replace Dr. Lewis as SMC President, Dr. Jane M. “Maggie” O’Brien, current president of Hollins College, will visit with faculty, staff, and students this Thursday. She will meet with students Thursday at 5:30pm at DPC and Friday at 12:30pm in the side dining room at Wood’s. O’Brien received her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Vassar College in 1975 and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Delaware. For eleven years, she taught chemistry at Middlebury College . ivate liberal arts college in Vermont. She assumed the presidency of Hollins College in 1991. Hollins College is a private women’s liberal arts college outside Roanoke, Va. Like St. Mary’s, it has approximately one thousand students, contains historic sites, and has a large residential population, but unlike here, offers master’s degrees. Hollins College is also growing, building a new library and adding several study abroad programs. “I have no burning desire to depart [Hollins],” wrote O’Brien in a letter to the Presidential Search Committee, “and many reasons to stay. The presidency of St. Mary’s insid/G • • • holds a certain intrigue, though. I knew the school when, and I’m frankly astonished by it now. I’m a growth oriented president and so this appears to be an appealing opportunity.” She described herself as an “educator committed to the liberal arts curriculum.” Since 1994, O’Brien has also been of the Board of Directors of Landmark Communications and Norfolk Southern Corporation and is a member of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. In 1994, the Hollins administration has received the CASE Award for Fundraising Advancement and been rated as the Best Administration by the Princeton Review Student Access Guide. Student input about any of the three candidates, Dr. William Durden, Dr. Borden Painter, and O’Brien, may be forwarded through the SGA Office, the Dean of Students’s office, or Evan Christman, the student member of the Board of Trustees. Christman may be reached by email at ewchristman@osprey. The Search Committee had considered inviting a fourth candidate to campus, but decided against it. The committee will forward the names of the three candidates will to the Board of Trustees, who will choose the next president at their December meeting. speaking in tongues page 2 dueling keyboards: smoker's rights page 9 new swim coacV 1£C 10 winter sports schedules page 1 1
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FullText | Air Force POW presents faith learned through torture STACEY HOPE ALLEYNE staff writer On his 81st combat mission over North Vietnam in May of 1967, Captain Eugene McDaniel was shot down by his enemy In describing to SMC students the horrors of that war, McDaniel spoke with dignity and a graceful humor, creating an attitude of respect and awe among the audience for the experience he w e n t __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear, courage is simply the presence of faith. through. He spoke to students on M on d a y November sixth. McDaniel spent six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. n —— He emphasized his faith in God and country as the sustaining factor in his confinement. “The common thread of my survival was faith, faith in a great God and faith in America, that someday my country would come to get me and sure enough they did,” said McDaniel. When he was captured in 1967, he was partially paralyzed from falling 50 feet and expected some medical treatment. Unfortunately, he was subjected to twisting rope torture for three days for military information. McDaniel was tortured again in 1969 for an attempted escape attempt. “During torture every person has a breaking point,” said McDaniel. “Two men were there for 9 years. I went for seven days and nights without sleep, I was beaten with a fan belt about fifty times, and given electric shock treatment about three hours per session. In that torture room I made the largest commitment to God that I had ever made. Courage is not the absence of fear, Courage is simply the presence of faith.” Six years later Captain Eu-g e n e McDaniel - Captain Eugene finallyre-n m r v • - g t u r n e d McDaniel home. ...........................— “I came home on March 4, 1973 without any medical treatment, in excellent health, and only God has the power to grant that,” said McDaniel. “I was 36 years old, 10 thousand miles from home, in a communist prison after flying 81 missions to give the Vietnamese the right of self determination, the right to vote. Yet, in my 36 years I’d never taken the time to go down to the board of elections and register to vote myself and I began to think of the irony of that,” said McDaniel. Upon returning home McDaniel has never missed an election to this day. Air Force POW Eugene on his experiences as a McDaniel shared his disappointment in America with the students of SMC and revealed his shock on discovering America’s knowledge of POW’s that are still in South East Asia. “I learned that my country had left men in South East Asia; I saw top secret satellite photography. A country that will abandon its fighting men and women is a country that needs your help,” said McDaniel. He also spoke about the injustice that the troops which fought in Vietnam were faced with upon returning home. “Nine million men and women McDaniel lectures to students last Monday, Vietnam POW. photo by julie ellis who had to come home and apologize to their country for serving in a losing war. When you commit the troops, commit the nation to support the troops. We never committed the nation to support the troops,” urged McDaniel. McDaniel’s message did not fall on deaf ears and some members of the audience felt that they came away with knowledge that they did not have before. “I really got a lot out of it. The best part of it was it made you aware of what’s happening. A lot of people don’t realize that there are a lot of POW’s still out there,” said student Wyatt Waro. Another student was deeply touched by the courage that Captain McDaniel showed by talking about his experience in Vietnam. “The big reason I went was because my father was in Vietnam and it’s a big thing in my family I thought he was inspirational, and it took a lot of courage for him to get up and talk about it. I was really amazed that he was able to get up there and not break down. I was just glad to hear someone who believed in America, and in having faith,” said student Christina Landgraff. Last Presidential Candidate to meet students this Thursday Third hopeful is chemistry professor and current president of women's college CHARLES SUTTON staff writer The third and final candidate to replace Dr. Lewis as SMC President, Dr. Jane M. “Maggie” O’Brien, current president of Hollins College, will visit with faculty, staff, and students this Thursday. She will meet with students Thursday at 5:30pm at DPC and Friday at 12:30pm in the side dining room at Wood’s. O’Brien received her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Vassar College in 1975 and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Delaware. For eleven years, she taught chemistry at Middlebury College . ivate liberal arts college in Vermont. She assumed the presidency of Hollins College in 1991. Hollins College is a private women’s liberal arts college outside Roanoke, Va. Like St. Mary’s, it has approximately one thousand students, contains historic sites, and has a large residential population, but unlike here, offers master’s degrees. Hollins College is also growing, building a new library and adding several study abroad programs. “I have no burning desire to depart [Hollins],” wrote O’Brien in a letter to the Presidential Search Committee, “and many reasons to stay. The presidency of St. Mary’s insid/G • • • holds a certain intrigue, though. I knew the school when, and I’m frankly astonished by it now. I’m a growth oriented president and so this appears to be an appealing opportunity.” She described herself as an “educator committed to the liberal arts curriculum.” Since 1994, O’Brien has also been of the Board of Directors of Landmark Communications and Norfolk Southern Corporation and is a member of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. In 1994, the Hollins administration has received the CASE Award for Fundraising Advancement and been rated as the Best Administration by the Princeton Review Student Access Guide. Student input about any of the three candidates, Dr. William Durden, Dr. Borden Painter, and O’Brien, may be forwarded through the SGA Office, the Dean of Students’s office, or Evan Christman, the student member of the Board of Trustees. Christman may be reached by email at ewchristman@osprey. The Search Committee had considered inviting a fourth candidate to campus, but decided against it. The committee will forward the names of the three candidates will to the Board of Trustees, who will choose the next president at their December meeting. speaking in tongues page 2 dueling keyboards: smoker's rights page 9 new swim coacV 1£C 10 winter sports schedules page 1 1 |