Our thoughts and prayers are with Sybil, his devoted partner in love and life, and the rest of the Stockdale family.

The heroes of Cole achieved what they were reaching for. They made a difference on their ship, with their shipmates and in our Navy and forever in our history. May they rest in peace.

Admiral Stockdale challenged the human limits of moral courage, physical endurance and intellectual bravery, emerging victorious as a legendary beacon for all to follow.