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Fight for Better Treatment in Hanoi Hilton
CAPT. Jeremiah Denton Jr recalls the Hanoi Hilton camp Unity, describing seven large barnlike buildings with caps to around 50 prisoners, stocks and punishments, and limited recreation. He details leadership by Verne Ligon and officers Risner Stockdale and himself, the letter moratorium and protests, and gradual improvements in treatment, including access to letters, books, notebooks, movies, and sports, amid isolation and morale challenges.
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