Coleman was driving a truck on January 30 , 1991 , near the southern Iraq border . Melissa Coleman spent 33 days as a prisoner of war during the first Gulf war . The former soldier was captured by Iraqi forces in Kuwait and held for nearly two years before being released on compassionate grounds after his wife gave birth to their son while he was still captive. Coleman : Being POW `` helped me keep a positive outlook ''
Melissa Coleman spent 33 days as a prisoner of war during the first Gulf war . The former soldier was captured by Iraqi forces in Kuwait and held for nearly two years before being released on compassionate grounds after his wife gave birth to their son while he was still captive. Coleman : Being POW `` helped me keep a positive outlook ''