Jeremiah Denton
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. (born July 15, 1924) is a retired United States Navy Rear Admiral and a former U. S. Senator from the U.S. state of Alabama. He spent almost eight years as a Prisoner of War (POW) in North Vietnam and later wrote a book which became a film about those experiences.
Read more about Jeremiah Denton: Military Career, Prisoner of War (POW), Post Captivity, Political Career
Famous quotes containing the word jeremiah:
“The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.”
—Bible: Hebrew Ezekiel, 18:2.
Proverbial reproach by God, concerning the land of Israel. The same image is used in Jeremiah 31:29.