Storyteller and author shares details about his powerful memoir as the son of a Navy Cdr. and POW

Sid Stockdale is the son of Navy Commander James Stockdale, a POW in the infamous “Hanoi Hilton,” and Sybil Stockdale, founder of the National League of Families of POWs and Missing in Southeast Asia. His memoir traces his coming-of-age from ages 11 to 18 during the Vietnam War, a period marked by profound emotional challenges as he supported his mother and younger brothers while his father endured brutal captivity. Drawing on his parents’ book In Love and War and his mother’s diary—discovered a year after her death—Sid offers a powerful, personal perspective on resilience, family, and healing. His story culminates in the long-awaited reunion of his family and the beginning of his own journey toward wholeness.