Jeremiah Denton delivers a few words on the tarmac after his release in 1973
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) James E. Sehorn shares his experiences as a prisoner of war. He spent five-and-a-half years in POW camps during the Vietnam War
Admiral Jeremiah Denton Jr. used his eyes to blink the word “TORTURE” using Morse Code during his captivity in Vietnam. He was being filmed for propaganda purposes and this video was broadcast around the world. Naval Intelligence was able to decipher his “strange” blinking. He was awarded the Navy Cross, our Nation’s 2nd highest military honor for his heroism as a P.O.W.
There are very few people who embody the American spirit quite like Major General John Borling. The 35 year Air Force veteran was shot down in Vietnam and spent the next 6 and a half years in a prison camp. See how he found the will to survive under the most impossible circumstances.
American Veterans Center’s 2006 conference panel on Vietnam: The POW Experience, featuring Col. George “Bud” Day, Maj. Gen. Edward Mechenbier, Capt. Jack Fellowes, and Lt. Col. Anthony Marion Marshall.
Podcast from the Richard Nixon Library and Foundation 50 years ago, 591 American prisoners of war were saved from North Vietnam. Hear their stories like never before. https://capturedpodcast.com/
