Camp Mackall
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Camp Mackall is an active U.S. Army training facility located in eastern Richmond County and northern Scotland County, North Carolina, south of the town of Southern Pines. The facility is in close pro
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James N. Rowe
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James Nicholas "Nick" Rowe was a United States Army officer and one of only 34 American prisoners of war to escape captivity during the Vietnam War. Colonel Rowe was credited with developing the rigor
Camp Mackall
…a concrete surface. The Colonel James "Nick" Rowe Training Compound hosts SERE, SFAS (the Q Course), and other training courses. It is named for Col. James N. Rowe. The obstacle course at the camp, arguably the hardest obstacle course in the U.S. Army, is named the "Nasty Nick" in honor of Rowe. North Carolina…
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Rowe, shortly after his escape
Page from Rowe's diary while a POW. Pictured is a sketch of the floorplan of the "Hacienda del Sol", an imaginary resort he came up with to lift his spirits.
Five Years to Freedom