Denton selected for Hall of Honor

Denton selected for Hall of Honor

(EXCERPT) Induction ceremony Friday for former Vietnam POW and U.S.
senator

10/30/03

Staff Report

Retired Navy Rear Adm. Jeremiah Denton of Mobile, a prisoner of war
for seven years and seven months in Vietnam, will be inducted into the
Alabama Military Hall of Honor during a ceremony Friday.

The 10:30 a.m. induction will take place on the grounds of Marion Mili
tary Institute in the town of Marion in west-central Alabama. There
will be an unveiling of a commemorative plaque in front of the Marion
Military Institute Museum followed by a full dress review by the Corps
of Cadets on the Givhan Parade Field.

Denton, who was a leader of other POWs in Hanoi, later became a U.S.
senator from Alabama.

He was shot down April 28, 1965, while leading an air strike over
North Vietnam. During a TV interview in May 1966, he was able to
transmit, via eye Morse Code, the word "torture," sending a message to
the world that the POWs were being mistreated.

Following the release of the POWs in 1973, Denton was chosen to speak
first on their behalf. He said in part: "We are honored to have had
the opportunity to serve our country under difficult circumstances."

Denton received numerous awards for heroism, including the Navy Cross.

Also to be inducted into the Hall of Honor are five now-deceased
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