Photograph of Captain James Stockdale After Being Released as a Prisoner of War

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Description

Captain James B. Stockdale (upper right) returns home in 1973 after more than seven years of captivity in North Vietnam. Stockdale (later a Navy Vice Admiral) was tortured and endured four years of solitary confinement at the hands of his captors. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for “his willingness to give up his life rather than capitulate.”

Citation

This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of the Navy.

National Archives Identifier: 1633549

Full Citation: 428-N-1155662; Photograph of Captain James Stockdale After Being Released as a Prisoner of War; 1973; General Black-and-White Photographic File of the Department of Navy, 1958–1981; General Records of the Department of the Navy, Record Group 428; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/captain-james-stockdale-pow/, May 26, 2026]

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