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James Stockdale, Perot Running Mate, Dead at 81
AP ^ | AP-ES-07-05-05 2002EDT

Posted on 07/05/2005 5:14:55 PM PDT by TheOtherOne

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Thank you for your service to our Nation.
1 posted on 07/05/2005 5:15:00 PM PDT by TheOtherOne
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Who Am I?!?! Why am I HERE?!?


2 posted on 07/05/2005 5:16:03 PM PDT by G32
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Stockdale graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1947.

During the Vietnam War, he was a Navy fighter pilot based on the USS Oriskany and flew 201 missions before he was shot down on Sept. 9, 1965. He became the highest-ranking naval officer captured during the war, the Navy said.

He endured more than 7 1/2 years as a prisoner, spending four of them in solitary confinement, before his release in 1973. He was tortured repeatedly, according to the Navy.

Stockdale received 26 combat decorations, including the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest medal for valor, in 1976. 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. He was subsequently discovered and revived by the North Vietnamese who, convinced of his indomitable spirit, abated their employment of excessive harassment and torture of all prisoners of war."

He retired from the military in 1979.


3 posted on 07/05/2005 5:16:41 PM PDT by TheOtherOne (The scales of Justice are unbalanced.™)
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My James Stockdale rest in peace.


4 posted on 07/05/2005 5:16:54 PM PDT by Lunkhead_01
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May he rest in peace.
5 posted on 07/05/2005 5:18:43 PM PDT by mware ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche........ "Nope, you are"-- GOD)
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A Great American


6 posted on 07/05/2005 5:19:43 PM PDT by 54skylark
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To: G32

Exactly...


7 posted on 07/05/2005 5:19:48 PM PDT by dakine
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It doesn't matter. Every thing that John McCain is NOT, Adm Stockdale is. A true hero, intellectual and damn good pilot.
8 posted on 07/05/2005 5:20:18 PM PDT by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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Gridlock!


9 posted on 07/05/2005 5:23:21 PM PDT by RightthinkinAmerican (Is the Republican attack machine an assault weapon?)
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That's right. He was the antithesis of today's slick politician. A straight shooter.


10 posted on 07/05/2005 5:24:27 PM PDT by Prince Caspian (Don't ask if it's risky... Ask if the reward is worth the risk)
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He was tortured repeatedly, according to the Navy.

What the hell is that supposed to mean? Is the AP suggesting that he wasn't tortured?

11 posted on 07/05/2005 5:24:31 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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Anyone remember how Admiral Stockdale in the VP debate kept doing this Clark Kent/Superman thing - he would take off his glasses from time to time and get lucid. Then he would place them back on and lose his way. Unintentionally very funny!


12 posted on 07/05/2005 5:24:41 PM PDT by HitmanLV
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A Fine Man Indeed.......RIP


13 posted on 07/05/2005 5:25:30 PM PDT by cmsgop ( Bong Hits, Fraggle Rock Reruns and DU is no way to go through Life....)
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I don't exactly think that Perot used him, but it sure looked that way. Medal of Honor. RIP and peace to his family.
14 posted on 07/05/2005 5:25:52 PM PDT by Thebaddog (Dawgs off the coffee table.)
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Classic!


15 posted on 07/05/2005 5:26:17 PM PDT by gathersnomoss
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I could have swore that he died a few years ago.

OK triva buffs, anyone remember Patrick Lucey?


16 posted on 07/05/2005 5:26:30 PM PDT by Central Scrutiniser (I've always had the 'gift' to see the truth.)
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Stockdale was one tough and loyal guy. He also was active-duty for 37 years. RIP.

17 posted on 07/05/2005 5:26:57 PM PDT by SIDENET ("You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred")
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Rest in peace, Admiral Stockdale.


18 posted on 07/05/2005 5:27:41 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (*"Justice" is French for Getting Screwed By Liberals*)
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RRRRR, Gridlock!


19 posted on 07/05/2005 5:28:05 PM PDT by eastforker (Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
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This man was a legend, an incredible American, one of the toughest soldiers this country ever produced. A brilliant mind. A true patriot.

Perot should never be forgiven for what he did in putting the Admiral in front of the public in a role for which he had no preparation. It made him look foolish. Any decent human being could have anticipated that and would have avoided such a misrepresentation and disservice to Stockdale and the country at any costs.

Of course that is also overlooking the fact that Perot gave us eight years of Clinton...but that is only a related story.

Stockdale was a true legend. Ask anyone who went to the Naval Academy. They will tell you. I am still furious at Perot.


20 posted on 07/05/2005 5:28:12 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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