[1rudeboy]

Bottle broke on the second attempt? That’s bad luck, isn’t it?

[IrishCatholic]

I remember the left mocked him as a doddering old man in the debates. They belittled him with snide remarks.
I also remember conservatives at the time spoke up and called the left on it.

At the link the yahoo article mentioned protesters at the gate. I think I would have grabbed them by the short and curlies and schooled them on history and the value of an honorable man.

I'd a taken the jail sentence for it too.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Streamers are released following the christening of the Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer Stockdale (DDG-106) Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The ship was named after Vice Admiral James Stockdale, the fighter pilot who spent 7 1/2 years in captivity in North Vietnam, received the Medal of Honor and served as presidential candidate Ross Perot's running mate. (AP Photo/Joel Page)

[gate2wire]

IMHO, Adm Stockdale deserves a carrier. But, I'm happy the U.S. and the Navy are honoring this man.

STOCKDALE, JAMES B.

Rank and organization: Rear Admiral (then Captain), U.S. Navy. Place and date: Hoa Lo prison, Hanoi, North Vietnam, 4 September 1969. Entered service at: Abingdon, Ill. Born: 23 December 1923, Abingdon, Ill.. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while senior naval officer in the Prisoner of War camps of North Vietnam. 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. Sensing the start of another purge, and aware that his earlier efforts at self-disfiguration to dissuade his captors from exploiting him for propaganda purposes had resulted in cruel and agonizing punishment, Rear Adm. Stockdale resolved to make himself a symbol of resistance regardless of personal sacrifice. He 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. He was subsequently discovered and revived by the North Vietnamese who, convinced of his indomitable spirit, abated in their employment of excessive harassment and torture toward all of the Prisoners of War. By his heroic action, at great peril to himself, he earned the everlasting gratitude of his fellow prisoners and of his country. 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.

[SoCal Pubbie]

I had the honor last year of designing an exhibit about James Stockdale and his family for a building in the old San Diego Naval Training Center. I met his widow and I think it was two of his sons at the dedication.

[Jagman]

I think POW! would be a great name for a destroyer.

[jazusamo]

Admiral Stockdale

Official Site

[ryan71]

Building? Bridge? Library? Phooey.

I can think of no greater honor than to have a warship named after a man.