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 James Stockdale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stockdale personally made these demands known at The Paris Peace Talks and private comments made to her by the head of the Vietnamese delegation there indicated concern that her organization might catch the attention of the American public, something the North Vietnamese knew could turn the tide against them.
Stockdale was released as a prisoner of war on February 12, 1973.
Ross Perot asked Stockdale to be nominated as Vice-President on the ticket in March 1992 at a news conference at the Loews Annapolis Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Stockdale   (1807 words)

  
 Guardian | Vice Admiral James Stockdale
Vice Admiral James Stockdale, who has died at the age of 81 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease, was what his beloved Greek philosophers would have called a "great-souled man".
A navy pilot and a philosopher whose favourite teacher was the Stoic Epictetus, Stockdale proved his physical courage under brutal torture in Hanoi, and his civil courage by running for vice president of the United States in 1992 as the running mate of Ross Perot.
Stockdale was born in Illinois and studied at Monmouth College there before gaining a place at the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5234145-110878,00.html   (764 words)

  
 Admiral James B. Stockdale Biography -- Academy of Achievement
James Bond Stockdale was born and raised in Abingdon, Illinois.
Told that he was to be taken "downtown" and paraded in front of foreign journalists, Stockdale slashed his scalp with a razor and beat himself in the face with a wooden stool.
Stockdale disliked the glare of publicity and partisan politics, but throughout the campaign he comported himself with the same integrity and dignity that marked his entire career.
www.achievement.org /autodoc/page/sto0bio-1   (1074 words)

  
 Debating Our Destiny: Admiral James Stockdale
ADMIRAL JAMES STOCKDALE: It was terribly frustrating because I remember I started with, "Who am I? Why am I here?" and I never got back to that because there was never an opportunity for me to explain my life to people.
ADMIRAL JAMES STOCKDALE: I had thought about it a little bit, and I thought it would come to me in a way that I could explain the idea of building a prison civilization.
ADMIRAL JAMES STOCKDALE: Well, I believe that, and I hadn't given it much thought, but I've got four daughters-in-law that would be pretty mad at me if I'd said much else....
www.pbs.org /newshour/debatingourdestiny/interviews/stockdale.html   (2165 words)

  
 James Stockdale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Retired Vice Admiral James Stockdale, a Hoover Institution fellow from 1981 to 1996, Ross Perot's 1992 presidential running mate, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor after enduring seven and a half years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, died Tuesday, July 5, at his home in Coronado, California.
Shot down on September 9, 1965, while on a mission over North Vietnam, Stockdale was taken to Hoa Lo Prison, the "Hanoi Hilton." His shoulders were wrenched from their sockets, his leg shattered by angry villagers and a torturer, and his back broken.
Stockdale retired from the military in 1979 to become president of the Citadel, a military college in South Carolina.
www-hoover.stanford.edu /bios/stockdale.html   (694 words)

  
 Thinking of James Stockdale
Stockdale himself was a no-nonsense aviator, a graduate of Annapolis, where engineering and technical sciences were then, as now, the principal fare.
Physically, too, Stockdale and Epictetus both shared the same fate of being crippled in the left leg (Stockdale's as a result of being pummeled by a street gang as his parachute landed in a village in North Vietnam).
Stockdale was not a preacher, and he never tried to convert anyone to Stoicism, except once, he confided to me, when tapped out in code to a prison mate whose spirits he was trying to raise.
www.military.com /opinion/0,15202,80154,00.html   (1041 words)

  
 WJLA - Retired Vice Adm. James Stockdale Dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Stockdale, who endured 7 1/2 years in a North Vietnamese prison and earned the Medal of Honor for valor, died Tuesday at his home in Coronado at the age of 81.
Stockdale was taken to Hoa Lo Prison, known as the "Hanoi Hilton." His shoulders were wrenched from their sockets, his leg had been shattered by angry villagers and a torturer, and his back was broken.
Stockdale spent four years in solitary confinement before he and 115 fellow prisoners were freed in 1973.
www.wjla.com /headlines/0705/241017.html   (666 words)

  
 Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale, U.S.N. (retired).   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Admiral Stockdale (then a Commander), was the Commander of Carrier Air Wing 16, on board the carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34), when he flew on a mission with Attack Squadron 163 on September 9, 1965.
Stockdale ended up flying fighters, earning an MS in Engineering, and becoming head of academics at the Navy Test Pilot School where his students included the three Navy and one Marine earliest astronauts.
Stockdale's 2,713 days of leadership in isolation resulted in promotions to admiral and general, selections for choice assignments and a plethora of medals for the men he inspired.
www.skyhawk.org /3E/va163/stockdale.htm   (602 words)

  
 James B Stockdale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Vice Admiral James B, Stockdale, served on active duty in the regular Navy for 37 years, most of those years at sea as a fighter pilot aboard aircraft carriers.
Upon his retirement from the Navy in 1979, the Secretary of the Navy established the Vice Admiral James Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership which is presented annually to two commanding officers, one in the Atlantic Fleet and one in the Pacific.
Recognized by his captors as the leader in the Prisoner' of War resistance to interrogation and in their refusal to participate in propaganda exploitation, rear Admiral Stockdale was signaled out for interrogation and attendant torture after he was detected in a covert communications attempt.
www.worldsfinestnavy.com /JamesStockdale.html   (571 words)

  
 Mourners Remember James Stockdale, Vietnam POW and Perot Running Mate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Stockdale retired from the military in 1979, one of the most highly decorated officers in U.S. Navy history, and became president of the Citadel, a military college in South Carolina.
Stockdale, who endured 7 1/2 years in a North Vietnamese prison and earned the Medal of Honor for valor, was a highly decorated Navy pilot who ran for vice president as Ross Perot's running mate in 1992.
Sybil Stockdale, center, widow of Retired Vice Adm. James Stockdale, holds a U.S. flag as she passes his casket after a memorial service held on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan Saturday, July 16, 2005, in San Diego.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1444520/posts   (1070 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - James Stockdale, Perot running mate, dead at 81   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In the 1992 presidential election, Stockdale became independent candidate Perot's vice presidential running mate, initially as a stand-in on the ticket but later as the candidate.
Stockdale gave a stumbling performance in the nationally televised vice-presidential debate against Dan Quayle and Al Gore and later said he didn't feel comfortable in the public eye.
Stockdale was born in Abingdon, Ill., and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1947.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-07-05-stockdale-obit_x.htm   (497 words)

  
 CNN.com - Perot running mate Stockdale dies at 81 - Jul 5, 2005
Stockdale said his study of the Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus helped him endure more than seven years as a prisoner of war after his A-4 Skyhawk was shot down over North Vietnam.
Stockdale "deliberately inflicted a near-mortal wound to his person in order to convince his captors of his willingness to give up his life rather than capitulate," the Medal of Honor citation reads.
Stockdale was born December 23, 1923, in Abingdon, Illinois, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1947.
www.cnn.com /2005/US/07/05/stockdale.obit   (482 words)

  
 blogrunner: James B. Stockdale, H. Ross Perot's Running Mate, Dies at 81   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale was a former prisoner of war who won the Medal of Honor and served as H. Ross Perot's running mate in 1992.
Stockdale found out he would be in the debate about a week beforehand, when he happened to call Perot and mentioned the debate in passing.
UNCoRRELATED- Admiral Stockdale Passes On July 06, 2005 Admiral Stockdale Passes On The Washington Post reports on the passing of Vice Adm. James Stockdale, a former prisoner of war and Ross Perot's running mate in 1992.
ltf121.chi.us.siteprotect.com /snapshot/D/2/4/42CB5568084CD24B   (1416 words)

  
 TCS Daily - A Belated Tribute -- and Apology -- to Admiral James Stockdale
As a prisoner, Stockdale was subjected to vicious and savage beatings and torture of the most obscene kind.
So well-versed was Stockdale in the works of the Stoics that he went on to teach Stoic philosophy as a fellow of The Hoover Institution.
Stockdale's question was mistaken as the puzzled musings of a lost and confused man. In reality, it was an admirable application of Marcus Aurelius's lesson about "first principles." While Dan Quayle and Al Gore were busy explaining what made them good political leaders, Stockdale tried to explain what kind of man he was.
www.tcsdaily.com /article.aspx?id=072105I   (939 words)

  
 Bio, Stockdale, James B.
James Stockdale was captured by the Vietnamese and taken to Hanoi, where he spent the next seven and one-half years as a prisoner of war.
Stockdale was the highest-ranking naval officer ever held as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.
While imprisoned, Stockdale is credited with organizing a set of rules to govern the behavior of fellow prisoners of war and for helping to develop a code for prisoners to communicate with each other that included tapping on cell walls.
www.pownetwork.org /bios/s/s118.htm   (3786 words)

  
 Pejmanesque: ANOTHER REMEMBRANCE OF JAMES STOCKDALE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Admiral Stockdale's courage, however, was disclosed over and over again, and was sustained for the entire span of the seven and a half years he spent in the infamous prison known as the Hanoi Hilton and other dungeons, where he was held four years in solitary confinement and two with his legs clamped in irons.
It was Stockdale who invented the code prisoners used to communicate, and he told other prisoners, as Los Angeles Times put it, to defy their captors at every turn and never act like helpless captives.
The Medal of Honor citation refers to Stockdale's efforts at "self-disfiguration to dissuade his captors from exploiting him for propaganda purposes." In plain English, what he did was use a wooden stool to beat his face to a pulp so he couldn't be used in an enemy film.
www.pejmanesque.com /archives/010905.html   (555 words)

  
 Navy announces the death of retired Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Retired Navy Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale, Medal of Honor recipient, former Vietnam prisoner of war, naval aviator and test pilot, academic, and American hero, died Tuesday at his home in Coronado, Calif. He was 81 years old and had been battling Alzheimer's disease.
Upon his release in 1973, Stockdale's extraordinary heroism became widely known and he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1976.
Stockdale will be honored at a memorial service on board USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) in his hometown of Coronado, Calif. The service will take place July 16.
www.dcmilitary.com /navy/trident/10_22/national_news/35872-1.html   (802 words)

  
 MatthewMaynard.net » James Stockdale
Recognized by his captors as the leader in the Prisoners’ of War resistance to interrogation and in their refusal to participate in propaganda exploitation, Rear Adm.
Stockdale was singled out for interrogation and attendant torture after he was detected in a covert communications attempt.
Stockdale’s valiant leadership and extraordinary courage in a hostile environment sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
www.matthewmaynard.net /?p=113   (285 words)

  
 Hit and Run
Stockdale died last week at the age of 81, a fact I somehow missed until the weekend.
Stockdale was a truth-teller, a man of tremendous bravery, and a patriot in the best sense of the word.
Stockdale was one of the last of the true heroes.
www.reason.com /hitandrun/2005/07/james_stockdale.shtml   (1679 words)

  
 Varifrank: Admiral James Stockdale 1923- 2005
Admiral Stockdale was many things in his life, but his most inspirational moment was the leadership he provided his men during his time as a Captive of the Vietnamese.
He was kept in solitary confinement, in total darkness, for 4 years, chained in heavy, abrasive leg irons for 2 years, malnourished due to starvation diet and denied medical care, and deprived of letters from home in violation of the Geneva Convention.
Anyone discussing the subject and trying to compare it to Jim Stockdale will be met with my full fury as I read back to them the experiences of Jim Stockdale at the hands of the Communists.
varifrank.com /archives/2005/07/admiral_james_s.php   (1114 words)

  
 Stockdale, James   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Recognized by his captors as the leader in the Prisoners' of War resistance to interrogation and in their refusal to participate in propaganda exploitation, Rear Adm. Stockdale was singled out for interrogation and attendant torture after he was detected in a covert communications attempt.
Rear Adm. Stockdale's valiant leadership and extraordinary courage in a hostile environment sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
Captain James B. Stockdale (left) and Major George E. Day (right) receiving the Medal of Honor from President Gerald Ford in 1976.
www.mishalov.com /Stockdale.html   (271 words)

  
 James Stockdale last of a breed
Stockdale's mother, Mabel Edith Bond, was born on a farm nearby and had deep pioneer roots.
Stockdale was the senior officer lost and captured at the time, and the North Vietnamese knew it.
Stockdale is still used as the model for resistance efforts when captured, based on his heroism and defiance of the North Vietnamese while he spent years in captivity.
www.talkingproud.us /Culture072505.html   (6465 words)

  
 Admiral James B. Stockdale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The one thing I came to realize was that if you don’t lose your integrity you can’t be had and you can’t be hurt.
This is a pretty good insight, but Admiral Stockdale wasn’t just talking about the vagaries of every day life.
To the day he was released in 1973, he never compromised with his captors.
www.trinityriverseminars.com /CM/Stockdale_09_12_05.htm   (580 words)

  
 ABC News: James Stockdale, Perot Running Mate, Dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
James Stockdale, Running Mate of Ross Perot in 1992 Presidential Election, Dead at 81
WASHINGTON Jul 5, 2005 (AP)— Retired Vice Adm. James Stockdale, a former prisoner of war and Ross Perot's running mate in 1992, has died, the Navy announced Tuesday.
A portion of his award citation reads: "Stockdale … deliberately inflicted a near mortal wound to his person in order to convince his captors of his willingness to give up his life rather than capitulate.
abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=911396&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (376 words)

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