 Although stripped of both his boots and flight suit, Day crossed the DMZ back into South Vietnam.Within 2 miles (3 kilometers) of the U.S. Marine firebase at Con Thien and after 12 to 15 days of evading, he was captured again, this time by a Viet Cong patrol that wounded him in the leg and hand with gunfire.Taken back to his original camp, Day was tortured for escaping, breaking his right arm again.