I remember when that happened. my dad didn't know who he was but noticed that Al Gore was really deferential to him

Jun 9, 2023
10:46:47pm

byujag All-American

almost excessively so. and my dad was like who is this Stockdale guy that Gore is so impressed by? he looked up his history and obviously understood why.

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Watching documentary about torture of Admiral James Stockdale and his leadership

BYUfan92

6/9/23 9:58pm

Sounds like a good person to have a student do a report on

TO11

6/9/23 10:07pm

Not sure if this will play - but here's what I'm watching

BYUfan92

6/9/23 10:11pm

2 minute link showing how they used Koolaid as a spy tool

BYUfan92

6/9/23 10:17pm

Stockdale is a true hero & someday the idiots who mocked him as a VP candidate

BleedCougarBlue2

6/9/23 10:13pm

I am not a fan of Dennis Miller but I always liked what he said about Stockdale here

Clark Addison

6/9/23 10:23pm

How are they going to pay?

DubuMfalme

6/10/23 7:45am

I’m referring to God righting all wrongs.

BleedCougarBlue2

6/10/23 3:52pm

Wow.

the rural juror

6/9/23 10:15pm

Also, if you find Vietnam-era POWs fascinating, I recommend “The Passing of the

BleedCougarBlue2

6/9/23 10:16pm

Thanks - will check it out. I'm headed to Vietnam in 3 weeks so its a topic

BYUfan92

6/9/23 10:30pm

I remember when that happened. my dad didn't know who he was but noticed that Al Gore was really deferential to him

byujag

6/9/23 10:46pm

Good info. Thanks

Cougar-Duck

6/9/23 10:53pm

We had a local war hero do 7 years in the Hanoi Hilton. Here's his book.

Y-Zag

6/10/23 12:02am

There seems to be great power in Stoicism as a philosophy

Jackson Sparks

6/10/23 8:41am

Post on Adm. Stockdale from American Battle Monuments Foundation

Jackson Sparks

6/13/23 8:58am

funny coincidence. as I read this thread, I pulled up the Wiki bio on Stockdale. next day, was in mtg with JAG Admiral

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