Rhymes with Right (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Admiral James Bond Stockdale made a lifetime of serving his country honorably -- first int he military and then in academia. Following his passing, the decision was made to honor him by naming one of our nation's warships after him...
Extreme Mortman (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Meet the Stockdale, the Navy's newest guided missile destroyer. We learn: The Navy's newest guided missile destroyer was christened Saturday with the name of a fighter pilot who spent 7 1/2 years in captivity in North Vietnam, received the Medal of Honor and served as presidential candidate Ross Perot's running mate. Four Medal of Honor recipients and seven [...]
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... Bath Iron Works that marked a milestone in construction of the 9,200-ton ship named for Vice Adm. James Stockdale.Stockdale's widow Sybil, who suffers from Parkinson's disease and uses a wheelchair, let loose a champagne bottle propelled by rope that swung across the Stockdale's bow. On the second try, the bottle exploded, the band broke into "Anchors Aweigh" and red,...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... Bath Iron Works that marked a milestone in construction of the 9,200-ton ship named for Vice Adm. James Stockdale.Stockdale's widow, Sybil, who suffers from Parkinson's disease and uses a wheelchair, let loose a champagne bottle propelled by rope that swung across the Stockdale's bow. On the second try, the bottle exploded, the band broke into "Anchors Aweigh" and red,...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Last updated May 10, 2008 12:19 p.m. PTMaine shipyard christens destroyer named for Vietnam POWBy JERRY HARKAVY Streamers are released following the christening of the Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer Stockdale (DDG-106) Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The ship was named after Vice Admiral James Stockdale, the fighter pilot who spent 7 1/2 years in captivity...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Sybil Stockdale, widow of Vice Admiral James Stockdale, center, joined by granddaughter Elizabeth Stockdale, left, and assisted by Jim Favreau, of Bath Iron Works, right, releases a bottle to christen the Arleigh Burke Class destroyer Stockdale, Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
The brief foray in politics was actually a fluke, said Stockdale's son, Sidney. His father came to know Perot through his work with Sybil Stockdale at the League of American Families of POWs and MIAs. James Stockdale agreed to serve as a stand-in on Perot's presidential ticket. But after Perot dropped out of the race, then changed his mind and got back in, there was no time...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
The brief foray in politics was actually a fluke, said Stockdale's son, Sidney. His father came to know Perot through his work with Sybil Stockdale at the League of American Families of POWs and MIAs. James Stockdale agreed to serve as a stand-in on Perot's presidential ticket. But after Perot dropped out of the race, then changed his mind and got back in, there was no time...
WFMU's Beware of the Blog (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
OMAP is a garage band . We clear on that? The Beginning of the End fronted by Twink...garage rock. '68 Comeback and The Oblivians are not garage rock. It is critically important we all take notice of this valuable distinction--proclaimed courtesy of the one-off, genderless YouTube enigma known as Elbowknees, son or daughter to either an OMAP guitarist or the drummer. Let's see if I got...
