CAPing the Tico by William Phillips HONORING JAMES B. STOCKDALE, VICE ADMIRAL, UNITED STATES NAVY, RETIRED James B. Stockdale led the first American air attacks against North Vietnam in 1964, and his Fighter Squadron 51 flew Combat Air Patrols (CAPs) above the USS Ticonderoga.  In February 12, 1973, he was the seniornaval officer in NorthVietnam's Prisoner of War camps - leading and organized resistance by all POWs against enemy interrogation and torture. For his "intrepidity at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty,"James B. Stockdale was presented with the nation's highest decoration for gallantry, the Medal of Honor. 950 edition prints signed and numbered by the artist and countersigned by Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale, US Navy: approx. image size:  29 18" X 21 1/16" AP Price: $325.00 [Order] [Checkout] Copyright © 2010 Military Art Gallery