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James Stockdale

United States Navy vice admiral; prisoner of war in North Vietnam and Medal of Honor recipient

United States · 1923–2005

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Naval aviator shot down over North Vietnam in 1965 and held for seven and a half years, four of them in solitary confinement, as the senior naval officer among the prisoners. Awarded the Medal of Honor in 1976 and later president of the Naval War College.

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Question What are you most proud of? Identity & self read 108 other answers →

Never betraying a friend in prison.

Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, San Diego, California, 28 July 2001 source ↗

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