I watched all the seasons to date and then the new one as well and I just really enjoy the comedy in it as well as learning about the history and the time period its set in. And there was no disturbance. They have a sense of propriety against intruding in other peoples private parts. As historical re-creation goes, the film looks best during outdoor scenes, even when digital mattes are required to extend skylines and reveal smoldering homes devastated by aerial attack (whereas the perfectly lit, amber-haloed interiors have a phonier, more stagebound feel). James Stockdale: Yes, sometimes. Audie Murphy. James Stockdale Popularity . Together, the Stockdales told their story in a joint memoir, In Love and War. Crisis leaders must motivate people past that doubtnot by happy talk or Stockdale's "professional optimism," but by constantly, constantly reiterating the organizational purpose and operationalizing it as tasks. In July 2008, a statue of him was erected in front of Luce Hall at the U.S. Theyre farmers or rice people or whatever. [25] He left The Citadel to become a fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in 1981. I dont know, because I didnt have it up there well enough. Stockdale, James B. This is kind of a long story but heres the way that was handled by L.B. Unlike the first event, which was an actual sea battle, no Vietnamese forces were, however, believed to have been involved in the second engagement. Id had experience; sometimes therell be a man in good communication with you, and you had some sort of a maybe a religious experience, maybe an inspirational thought and you get on the wall and you start giving that stuff to him, tapping him on the wall. The torture of American prisoners ended, and treatment of all American POWs improved. We were in the army headquarters. I landed in the streets of a small village. They were like they were ashamed of it and they were sweeping the floor and putting fluid on it that smelled like something in a funeral parlor. They tried everything. I dont think that was an exception. We didnt realize how dangerous it was to get shot down over Laos. They did that, and then we were sitting there in the ready room and they say, At midnight, L.B. We were descending, and we saw three PT boats with a torpedo under each wing. ", when responding to a request for an opening statement from debate moderator, Hal Bruno, the political director of ABC News. All that action we were involved in there had to do with the movement of the Pathet Lao who were threatening to take over the Plain of Jars, which was quite a rich farming country. I worked as hard as I could and I stood in about the 15th percentile, starting from the top. Dom-dom-dom-dom, thats G. B, dom-dom-dom: B. Oh, no. I didnt have my lip mike on. And then the next morning, when I was taken over to the other place to get the torture started for that day there was a couple of other people weeping. We blew the oil storage tanks of them off the map. "[9], The next morning, on August 5, 1964, President Johnson ordered bombing raids on North Vietnamese military targets which he announced were retaliation for the alleged incident of August 4. Almost more than anything else because there half of the prison crowd knew that I was out there getting beat up. I had a hunch that this was a mix-up, because it was an intercepted message and could be misinterpreted as to what they would do. This is a very important lesson. But for the past week the harbourside car park has been full of trucks, vans, Portakabins and people carriers. They would give me the ropes three times a week. [21][non-primary source needed] When Collins asked which prisoners didn't make it out of Vietnam, Stockdale replied: Oh, that's easy, the optimists. I was in there and they were about at their wits end. Wed come in low and put a snake-eye fixture on a snake eye bomb. I was the senior guy there. Its in all the books. Rear Adm. Stockdale's valiant leadership and extraordinary courage in a hostile environment sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. But, with less than perfect timing, just days after the film wrapped, BBC Northern Ireland was reporting that some of the regions best-known film organisations were facing funding cuts of up to 50 per cent. As the senior naval officer, he was one of the primary organizers of prisoner resistance. They told me, We think theyre going to put you in the mint pretty soon. And that was kind of the end of the line. Through it all, Stockdales captors held out the promise of better treatment if he would only admit that the United States was engaging in criminal behavior against the Vietnamese people, but Stockdale refused. But this was dedicated to showers, they didnt have anything else to do. There was blood running down my shoulders and there were secretaries in the courtyard that we went by and they were looking. Stockdale was the most senior naval officer held captive in Hanoi, North Vietnam. I said, Listen, if we come over here, were supposed to be up here looking for MIGs. We pretty well can stand anything. Capricorns. The idea came to me only a year ago, but in that time we have had so much support from so many quarters. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. It took three days and we came to a prison and I noticed interesting things. John Glenn was in the class and we became friends immediately, and I hadnt flown jets yet. ', The Mandalorian Season 3 Probably Wont Make Any Sense Unless Youve Watched The Book of Boba Fett, The True Story Behind 'Cocaine Bear': A 175-Pound Beast, a Dead Drug Smuggler in Gucci Loafers and More, HBO's Leading Man: Casey Bloys on Perfecting 'The Last of Us,' HBO Max Streaming Merger and Axing Shows, A24 Sweeps Film Categories at the 2023 SAG Awards as 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Breaks Record for Most Wins, Jean Smart 'Doing Well, Recovering' Following Heart Procedure, Says Hacks Co-Star Hannah Einbinder, Ke Huy Quan Becomes First Asian Male Film Winner at SAG Awards for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'. James Bond Stockdale (December 23, 1923 - July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and one of the most-highly decorated officers in the history of the U.S. Navy. Stockdaledeliberately 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. Im testament to the fact that you dont need a drama-school training to be an actor. I said to myself, So much for Southeast Asian electronics. So the Maddox cut it; he was getting the hell out of there and he said, Your mission now is to sink and destroy these three PT boats. We were almost out of fuel, but we learned a lot in those few minutes. We came back and landed just about dusk and I ate my supper in the ward room, which allowed flight suits. What role do you think your knowledge of that philosophy had in your survival? Sybil Stockdale personally made these demands known at the Paris Peace Talks. That meant we were going downtown that night. Thats what I wanted. He was kept in solitary confinement, in total darkness, for four years, chained in heavy, abrasive leg irons for two years, malnourished due to a starvation diet, denied medical care, and deprived of letters from home in violation of the Geneva Convention. Julian" Lord Fellowes, Downton Abbey's creator, who is also Cinemagic's patron "has invested a lot in him. And then they getting as much leverage as he could what theyre doing is shutting off the blood circulation in your upper body. They were A-4s and F-8s. Then came Downton and the challenging role that has put him on a whole new footing. The ground-breaking film production aims to engage with hundreds of young people, marking the beginning of a year of Cinemagics 25th Anniversary celebrations. We were right across the walk from their Pentagon, but we were the only Americans in there and there were only 11 of us. It might even adversely affect you. I had a feeling that ever since Id started this self-defacement they had a suicide watch on me. You dont want big rockets from altitude going after them. Look at your calendar. The Banshees of Inisherin: could most-nominated Irish film leave without an Oscar? Stockdale opened the debate by saying, "Who am I? 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. James Stockdale: It never crossed our mind that anybody would think there was anything you could do but what we were doing. I think were going to have to satisfy ourselves with just getting it under you enough that you can walk with crutches. And, he effectively did that. Id been out there years before. I thought that was kind of a good omen, listening to him. He was previously married to Sybil Stockdale. Thats the only way to go. I dont want to make this too mysterious, but it was kind of a dark and dreary night. Youve spoken a lot about Epictetus and stoicism. James Stockdale: I just thought that that was the best thing that could happen to me, that I would be a hero in Vietnam. They had eight towering tanks that wed all noticed. Youve got to go dum-da-da-dum-dum, made an American sound, and when the guy says dum-dum that means go. The young cast and trainee crew members have been mentored throughout the production process by a team of industry professionals, including a number of Oscar and Bafta winners. I opened. By The Newsroom 5th Oct 2016, 9:38am Updated 25th Oct 2016, 8:11pm So I was down there and I was exchanging notes and getting things done and then I had kind of got a nice note from a guy and I but we were what we were using for paper and pen was tough toweling that was sort it was the idea of toilet paper and rat manure. These children have been chosen from over 5,000 others. On June 5, 1946, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Thank you for your time and for everything youve done. James Stockdale is a British actor who is best known for his work on TV and on stage performing throughout his native country. He was 81. [13] During the course of his captivity, due to torture, his leg was broken twice. In his words, I flew so low there was salt spray on the windshield, and I still didnt see a thing! But the die was cast. Biography Mini Bio (1) James Stockdale is known for Here's Looking at You, Kid (2018), Derry Girls (2018) and Zoo (2017). But I said, Im going to be leading the first strike of a war under false pretenses. Now you would think that would be a big emotional thing, but I mean it was so mixed up. I had to call planes in to refuel us about half way and we did that and we landed about dark. And I said, You speak like youve been to college. James Stockdale: Yes. War Hero Born in Illinois #3. Christian musician whose family appeared on Wife Swap 'has made two attempts to escape from mental hospital' ahead of trial over murder of his mother and brother Jacob Stockdale, 27, allegedly. I put out dozens of them but that was the instruction. There were some features of the code that got in my hair. James Stockdale: 1954. A thundering herd was coming down on me. His courage was an inspiration to his fellow POWs, with whom he communicated in an ingenious code, maintaining unit cohesion and morale. James Bond "Jim" Stockdale (December 23, 1923 July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and aviator, awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which he was a prisoner of war for over seven years. See also Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro Getting Started | Contributor Zone Contribute to This Page Edit page James Stockdale James Stockdale: Oh, yeah. Did you receive any kind of medical attention after you were captured and transported? On September 9, 1965, Stockdale catapulted his A-4 Skyhawk off the flight deck of the USS Oriskany on what turned out to be his final mission over North Vietnam. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. They didnt know what they were talking about and thats about as far as I could take it. In August 1964, Stockdales squadron played a role in the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which involved North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. naval vessels. Stockdale's funeral service was held at the Naval Academy Chapel and he was buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery. He sat down and he said, Stockdale, do you want a cup of coffee? I said, Yes. I dont think I had leg irons on. He amassed more than a thousand hours in the F-8U Crusader, then the Navys hottest fighter. Pump em up, you know? Having programmed all manner of age-appropriate screenings in her 13-year tenure, Burney Keatings was struck by the thought that just maybe the time was ripe for the organisation to take a deep breath and make its own movie. On August 2, 1964, while on a DESOTO patrol in the Tonkin Gulf, the destroyer USSMaddox(DD-731) engaged three North Vietnamese Navy P-4 torpedo boats from the 135th Torpedo Squadron. As vice admiral, Stockdale was the president of The Citadel from 1979 to 1980. That set the pace. In all that makes a total of around 14,000, with everyone playing their part in a project which has captured the hearts of so many people., The world premiere of A Christmas Star will be on November 4th, 2015, in Belfast. Stockdale was not informed that he would be participating in the October 13 vice presidential debate held in Atlanta, Georgia, until a week before the event. That was reflected in the Congressional Medal of Honor, wasnt it? Being kind of well, it does have kind of a flair if somebody thinks youve got a monocle or something. There was nothing there but black water and American fire power. James Stockdale: My mother was born on a farm near this town, which we still own; it has been in the family since 1850. In 1973, when I was waiting with a fort of other people in North Vietnam to get the American air transports to bring us out, a message came in to the American contingent and it said, Save 300 seats for the Laos prisoners. When it all boiled down, nine guys showed up. And he came alive. But at that time the commissar was rather youthful and rather glib and he spoke good English. It was maybe 300 miles from where we were going to go. Its like a lake. The Maddox had an instrument which sounds pretty good all you could hear on the radio was the gibberish of the Vietnamese calling this and that, this and that brought into existence, and I didnt know it at that time, a device which he could throw a switch and it instantly translated all that into English. They didnt steer. "[22] Both Miller and Wilber received letters of censure. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Stockdale was a candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1992 presidential election, on Ross Perot's independent ticket. I was on his side. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Add to list Photos 10 Known for Here's Looking at You, Kid 8.4 Short Hubert 2018 Derry Girls 8.5 TV Series Tomas 2022 1 ep Zoo 6.5 Mickey 2017 A Christmas Star 5.1 Spud-Bob 2015 Credits Edit Actor5 They got a couple of teams of torture guards and they had a special procedure. It's amazing to be a part of such a worldwide success story. Firstly, some historical cases are investigated, from a Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius to more recent instances from Vietnam and Iraq. Big PT boats made in Norway, bought by the United States, supposedly being manned only by South Vietnamese. SALT LAKE CITY After being shot down over Vietnam in 1965, Navy fighter pilot James Stockdale spent 7.5 years in the Ha L Prison, nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton," enduring repeated episodes of torture, leg irons that sliced into his skin and four years in isolation. [36][37], Stockdale Center, the student center at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, which he attended prior to transferring to the Naval Academy, was dedicated in his honor in 1989. Pi Ga, my torture guard, was always there to take me wherever they wanted. Aside from your own personal sacrifice, how do you look back on it? Stockdale disliked the glare of publicity and partisan politics, but throughout the campaign he comported himself with the same integrity and dignity that marked his entire career. When he did that, for the first time in history, everybody was obliged to conform to it: If Im junior, I will obey the officer in charge; if I am senior whatever it said. We know that you were tortured. Lets go to September 9, 1965, when you were shot down over North Vietnam. But the role of Pat's son Junior, who was raised in the US, could have been written for him. But, then the second time he says, I think Im going to try to get it under you. Later, while a prisoner of war, he was concerned that he would be forced to reveal this secret about the Vietnam War. Writer-director Colin McIvor adapts the true-ish story of how a handful of citizens came to the rescue of a baby elephant into an unlikely family film, one that will delight the kids (who see themselves portrayed as heroes) while leaving parents with a lot of explaining to do. Then they'd say, 'We're going to be out by Easter.' Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Prisoners and prisons, Nort h Vietnamese. They always start out the same. That means youre going to get sent somewhere and everybody switches that button on the machine. That night was not like any other night except some of the thoughts and some of the mental state. Phil Hartman. JimCollins.com. And then I went down into my ready room and started shooting the breeze. There were bullets fired, but they werent fired off of PT boats out there. [4] He was a test pilot until January 1957. I had about five within one real short period. Among the well-known names in the cast are Rob James-Collier of Downton Abbey, Suranne Jones of Scott & Bailey, Bronagh Waugh of The Fall and the comedian Kevin McAleer. Five hundred-pound bombs were not going to phase that thing. Bob Shoemaker was one of them and Smitty Harris was another one. [11], Stockdale was held as a prisoner of war in the Ha L Prison (the infamous "Hanoi Hilton") for the next seven and a half years. To be honest it probably ranks top of the list because of how massive Derry Girls is as a show and everything it stands for, James said. Alternating almost seamlessly between trained animals and CG stand-ins, McIvor does a nice job of navigating the evolving concerns of how nonhuman actors are treated on- and off-screen. If you were to give advice to someone who was going through terrible adversity, how would you tell them to survive? Its a single Destroyer. Beside the little marina at Glenarm, frost is still lying on the spire of the parish church and on the nearby castles turrets and battlements. Hes got his ducks in line. Appropriately, its provenance is neither a big commercial film studio nor an ambitious small independent but the Belfast-based Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People, which uses film and all forms of moving image to entertain, educate, motivate and inspire young people. After his retirement in 1979, he became the president of The Citadel. They made them cognizant later of all the rules and regulations we had to follow. The Stockdale Paradox. 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