His behavior was an inspiration to the other prisoners, but was a thorn in the side of his captors. He made the first of four escape attempts by crawling on his hands and knees on the jungle floor. Versace sang pop music songs, wrote messages in the latrines and repeated the Geneva Convention's language on the treatment of prisoners of war. Two other captured Americans were with Versace at the time of his imprisonment and attested to Versace's continued resistance in the face of his captors.ĭespite being chained and held in small boxes, he took command of the other Americans.
He was taken to a jungle prison camp deep in the heart of VC-controlled territory. Even so, he continued to resist but was taken prisoner by the enemy. Versace covered the South Vietnamese as they moved out of the area, but he was wounded in the knee as the Viet Cong overran their position during the ambush. The Army officer coordinated the CIDG to return fire while they withdrew. While making their way to the Viet Cong's assumed position, Versace and the CIDG were ambushed by the Viet Cong, coming under intense mortar, machine gun and small arms fire.
South Vietnamese Civilian Irregular Defense Force soldiers.
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