James Stockdale
Rear Admiral James B. Stockdale in full dress white uniform
Born	(1923-12-23)December 23, 1923 Abingdon, Illinois, U.S.
Died	July 5, 2005(2005-07-05) (aged 81) Coronado, California, U.S.
Buried at	United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1943–1979
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	VF-51 Carrier Air Wing 16
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Medal of Honor Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star (4) Legion of Merit (with "V" device) Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Bronze Star Medal (2) (with "V" device) Purple Heart (2) Air Medal (Strike/Flight 10)
Other work	Vice Presidential candidate, 1992

James Bond^[1] Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and aviator. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which he was a prisoner of war for over seven years.

He was President of the Naval War College from October 1977 until he retired from the Navy in 1979. As Vice Admiral, Stockdale became the President for The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Stockdale held this position from 1979 to 1980.

Stockdale was a candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1992 presidential election, on Ross Perot's independent ticket.

Writings by James Stockdale

Books

• Taiwan and the Sino-Soviet Dispute, Stanford, California, 1962.
• The Ethics of Citizenship, University of Texas at Dallas, 1981, Andrew R. Cecil lectures on moral values in a free society featured Stockdale and other speakers.
• James Bond Stockdale Speaks on the "Melting Experience: Grow or Die", Hoover Institution, Stanford, 1981 speech to the graduating class of John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio.
• A Vietnam Experience: Ten Years of Reflection, Hoover Institution, Stanford, 1984, ISBN 0-8179-8151-9.
• In Love and War: The Story of a Family's Ordeal and Sacrifice During the Vietnam Years
  • 1984 Original, Harper & Row, New York, ISBN 0-06-015318-0.
  • 1990 Reprint, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, ISBN 0-87021-308-3.
• Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior Archived 2020-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, Hoover Institution, Stanford, 1993, ISBN 0-8179-3692-0.
• Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot, Hoover Institution, Stanford, 1995 ISBN 0-8179-9391-6.

Other writings

• Stockdale on Stoicism I: The Stoic Warrior's Triad Archived 2021-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Stockdale on Stoicism II: Master of My Fate Archived 2021-07-16 at the Wayback Machine