Why Vietnam POWs Refused This CIA Rescue Mission

Name: Why Vietnam POWs Refused This CIA Rescue Mission
Uploaded: 2018-09-12
Duration: 235078
Description: In May 1972, the CIA launched Operation Thunderhead to rescue escaped American soldiers from a North Vietnamese prison. Here's why James Bond Stockdale and the other "Hanoi Hilton" POWs decided to shut it down.

In May 1972, the CIA launched Operation Thunderhead to rescue escaped American soldiers from a North Vietnamese prison. Here's why James Bond Stockdale and the other "Hanoi Hilton" POWs decided to shut it down. (03:55)