Jeremiah
William G. McGowan Theater
Washington, DC
On July 18, 1965, U.S. Navy Commander Jeremiah Denton took off from the aircraft carrier USS聽Independence聽to lead a 28-plane mission over the city of Thanh Hoa in North Vietnam. Denton鈥檚 plane was hit by antiaircraft fire, and for the next eight years, he was a prisoner of war in the infamous Hanoi Hilton. In the new documentary film聽闯别谤别尘颈补丑听(2016; 60 minutes), family, friends, and fellow POWs help tell the story of this American hero who led the way for prisoners in Hanoi and returned from Vietnam to become a U.S. Senator from Alabama. Following the screening, filmmakers聽Mark Fastoso听补苍诲听Luis Blandon,聽along with聽James S. Denton, son of Jeremiah Denton and editor of聽World Affairs,聽will discuss the film and answer audience questions.
Jeremiah movie poster
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