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Title: Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam POW and ex-senator, dies Post by: pmull on March 28, 2014, 04:19:28 PM Jeremiah Denton was a great American. He came to my high school to speak shortly after he was released from a POW camp in Vietnam. He left a lasting impression on me. To this day I get chill bumps remembering him telling us in detail how he was beaten and tortured and the courage it took for him and his fellow POW's to survive. The assembly was meant to last about 30 minutes but they let him talk until he was finished which lasted about 2 hours.
RIP Jeremiah Denton. Quote Former Alabama Sen. Jeremiah Denton, who survived 7½ years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam and alerted the U.S. military to conditions there when he blinked the word "torture" in Morse code during a television interview, died Friday. He was 89. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/03/28/jeremiah-denton-vietnam-pow-and-ex-senator-dies/7010017/ Title: Re: Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam POW and ex-senator, dies Post by: 2Stater on March 28, 2014, 08:41:25 PM He was, indeed, a great American and a great person. RIP sir. :pray:
Title: Re: Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam POW and ex-senator, dies Post by: Leewillie on March 28, 2014, 09:01:55 PM A true American Hero
Title: Re: Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam POW and ex-senator, dies Post by: cbbama99 on March 29, 2014, 07:52:43 AM I am very sad to hear this. Sen. Denton was one of the first senators I remember from childhood. He was a great representative of Alabama, and a true American hero. God bless his family, and thank you Admiral/Senator Denton for all you did for our country and state. :pray:
Title: Re: Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam POW and ex-senator, dies Post by: ricky023 on March 29, 2014, 12:17:00 PM A Fallen Brother NEVER Dies! God Bless America. RTR!
Title: Re: Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam POW and ex-senator, dies Post by: Chechem on March 29, 2014, 01:03:12 PM A Fallen Brother NEVER Dies! God Bless America. RTR! Very nice, Ricky. #+ (http://misguidedchildren.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bald_eagle_head_and_american_flag1.jpg) |