Stockdale, James Bond

Stockdale, James Bond
▪ 2006

      vice admiral (ret.), U.S. Navy (b. Dec. 23, 1923, Abingdon, Ill.—d. July 5, 2005, Coronado, Calif.), received the Medal of Honor in 1976 for his bravery in the face of torture and imprisonment during the Vietnam War. He flew over 200 missions over Vietnam before he was shot down in 1965. He was imprisoned over seven years, during the first four of which he endured torture and isolation by drawing on lessons learned from his studies of ancient Greek philosophy. The navy cited his bravery as the primary cause of the North Vietnamese decision to abandon such tactics. After his release he remained in the navy and rose to the rank of vice admiral. In 1992 he was the running mate of Reform Party presidential candidate Ross Perot.

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