Navy's latest Arleigh Burke named after Stockdale

DESTROYER NAMED: The Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class DDG-51 guided missile destroyer will be named for the late Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale, a renowned leader of U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. His plane was shot down in 1965 while flying combat missions over North Vietnam...

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