The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 2 Skills and The Code

Former POW of the Viet Cong, COL James N. Nick Rowe sits for an interview on resilience.

So many myths surround the origins and meanings behind “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” It’s challenging to trace the birth and intended message in any older song, especially one that dates to 1780. You can conduct your own research, but I’m seeing more reference to the carol being French rather than English. The idea that …

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The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 1

Former POW of the Viet Cong, COL James N. Nick Rowe sits for an interview on resilience.

What I could use is in this 5th Generation War is 12 psychological gifts from the king of resilience, COL James N. “Nick” Rowe, U.S. Army Green Beret and survivor of five years as a Viet Cong prisoner of war in the swampy U Minh Forest of southernmost Vietnam.