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James Bond "Jim" Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and aviator who was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which he was a prisoner of war for over seven years. Stockdale was the most senior naval officer held captive in Hanoi, North Vietnam.
Jul 5, 2005 · We’re speaking with Admiral James Stockdale, who was awarded the Medal of Honor after enduring years of mistreatment as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. We know that you were tortured. Were you tortured a lot? James Stockdale: Yeah, I think more than anybody else. About halfway through the first months, the camp reorganized itself.
Mar 10, 2017 · In September 1969, then-Capt. James B. Stockdale had just been caught in his third attempt to organize his fellow prisoners of war in resistance against their Viet Cong captors. After four...
Aug 5, 2021 · Drawing largely from principles of stoic philosophy, notably Epictetus’ The Enchiridion, Stockdale’s courage and decisive leadership was an inspiration to POWs. The climax of the struggle of wills between American POWs and their captors came in the spring of 1969.
Mar 2, 2020 · Navy Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale spent nearly eight years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam where he became a symbol of resistance, providing leadership, inspiration and hope to his fellow...
Jul 6, 2005 · Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale, a highly decorated Navy pilot who inspired fellow prisoners of war in North Vietnam and later ran for vice president as H. Ross Perot's running mate in...
James Bond Stockdale. DATE OF BIRTH: December 23, 1923. PLACE OF BIRTH: Abingdon, Illinois. HOME OF RECORD: Abingdon, Illinois. James Stockdale graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at...
