Operation Homecoming celebration, (Feb. 12, 1973)
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We are honored to have had the opportunity to serve our country under difficult circumstances. We are profoundly grateful to our Commander-in-Chief and to our nation for this day. God bless America.
— Jeremiah Denton
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About Jeremiah Denton
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. (July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014) was a United States Senator representing Alabama from 1981 to 1987, a Vietnam War Naval aviator, and was promoted to rear admiral in April, 1973. Denton is known for enduring almost eight years of grueling conditions as an American prisoner of war (POW) in North Vietnam after his Grumman A-6 Intruder attack aircraft was shot down July 18, 1965. He was the first of the Hanoi POWs to step off of the American plane during Operation Homecoming celebration on Feb. 12, 1973. Denton's When Hell Was in Session, which describes his captivity, was published in 1976 and was made into a film starring Hal Holbrook in 1979. He was the subject of the 2015 documentary Jeremiah produced by Alabama Public Television.
About Jeremiah Denton
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. (July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014) was a United States Senator representing Alabama from 1981 to 1987, a Vietnam War Naval aviator, and was promoted to rear admiral in April, 1973. Denton is known for enduring almost eight years of grueling conditions as an American prisoner of war (POW) in North Vietnam after his Grumman A-6 Intruder attack aircraft was shot down July 18, 1965. He was the first of the Hanoi POWs to step off of the American plane during Operation Homecoming celebration on Feb. 12, 1973. Denton's When Hell Was in Session, which describes his captivity, was published in 1976 and was made into a film starring Hal Holbrook in 1979. He was the subject of the 2015 documentary Jeremiah produced by Alabama Public Television.
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