Admiral Jeremiah Denton Blinks Morse Code Warning as P.O.W.

Jeremiah Denton Jr. used his eyes to blink the word "TORTURE" and send a message using Morse Code during his captivity in Vietnam.
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He was being filmed for propaganda purposes and this video was broadcast around the world. Naval Intelligence was able to decipher his "strange" blinking. He was awarded the Navy Cross, our Nation's 2nd highest military honor for his heroism as a P.O.W.
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[@AudieMurphyAmericanLegend]

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[@mojojoji5493]

His actions went undetected, as the guards could not blink in English

[@Username-lt7lt]

lmao good joke

[@edwarda5584]

This actually makes sense

[@mrwondo]

@@edwarda5584 it doesn't

[@lostforever1959]

@@mrwondo Yes it does. They are not familiar with the english version of morse code

[@dentyph5169]

I mean morse code is latin but yeah

[@ErossMcCloud]

Holy shit, he looks so broken.

[@sethmarquez6076]

Eross Van Leer yet he was strong enough to verify torture. What a beast!

[@kidrobot.]

"broken"? thats a bit of a stretch, he looks like someone who needs sleep tbh.. 😂😂

[@scaredstar9127]

Sleep torture maybe, but damn you can spot a carebear even here lol

[@tyducharme8761]

Eross Van Leer that’s a military tactic you are supposed to use if captured by enemies. Acting worn down and unable to communicate. There’s that and he was being tortured so he’s probably tired

[@berserkerlewis7089]

It might look that way, but trust me, these fuckers are about as unbreakable as it gets. When he decided to do this (Blinking torture in morse code.). He was fairly certain they'd figure it out and kill him. There's a book called "Defiant" it's by Alvin Townley and it's about Jerry Denton, James Stockdale, and the rest of the Alcatraz 11 (The group of American soldiers that Denton was with.). It's an excellent book, and I encourage anyone who is at all intrigued by this video to check it out. There's about 400 pages of incredible stories of these guys taking unimaginable amounts of physical, emotiomal, and psychological punishment and just continuously getting back up. It's has a sort of "Lone Survivor" feel to it, what with the whole "Never Quit." Mindset. Regardless, 'tis my two cents, thanks for reading!

[@gamerman7276]

"Why are you blinking like that?" J. Denton: "My vision is augmented."

[@grumpy_bird]

I was looking for this comment 😂

[@Mirae_06]

Can we appreciate the person who actually decoded it and made all his efforts worth it

[@lucasemanuelgenova9179]

Kudos to the man... I know morse and can't understand

[@trogdortamer48]

I can’t exactly remember (you should probably look this up lol), but I think this was supposed to be broadcasted publicly. Someone at some point was going to see it with the total viewership this would have received. Still, whoever first saw it was eagle eyed and a lot more observant than me

[@biakalbk2693]

We do appreciate it. But it's not difficult to decode at home or office or anywhere where you're free to do it for a people or servicemen who are trained.

[@ChickenLiver911]

@@lucasemanuelgenova9179, which morse do you know? There are three types, could just be a difference there.

[@PROUD_TRANS]

My grandad

[@CouncilOfTheLostGoats]

I'm surprised his chair was able to support both him and his massive steel balls.

[@billbrooks9088]

No sht

[@moelester8843]

@@billbrooks9088 you used "no shit" on the wrong comment man

[@sandraswan9008]

@@billbrooks9088 Ray Mak's comment is this way, sir

[@Red-jq1en]

@@moelester8843 i think he said that as a joke because its obvious this man has *Massive steel balls*

[@billbrooks9088]

@@sandraswan9008 don't blame me this is what you get when you let someone else use your phone on you tube lol!!! But dude was a badass 🔥

[@alvarodavid9566]

"I can read his thoughts on his eyes." "Yeah they look very tired-" "No literally."

[@RelentlessPedigree]

L. Nerd

[@psychocuzwhynot642]

L. Nerd

[@tcistrash9911]

F. Stupid

[@blackfyre2]

F Stupid

[@kurotrash4940]

L.Nerd

[@silver_jordann7482]

Currently reading a book about what happened during his 7 years of being a prisoner of war (captured, by Alvin Townley, I highly recommend it!) And the torture and conditions he was in were horrible. Amazing how he was able to send this message, crazy

[@reinaldtan2361]

do share how he was being tortured

[@Xeno574]

@@reinaldtan2361 He was forced to watch Dream's videos on repeat

[@IX_4]

@@reinaldtan2361 Dream's videos

[@Mrvsg20]

@@Xeno574 better than watching rick rolled on repeat

[@senadzri]

Does he shared why he use TORTURE instead of SOS?

[@randym.7238]

The Admiral lived in a neighborhood next to mine In Virginia Beach. There was a Huge welcome home banner stretched across the Street over head. Incredible celebration in surrounding neighborhoods when he came home.

[@ravisandhu1111]

Doing talking and morse at the same time is completely insane....I can’t even do one of them accurately

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

Sorry to hear this lmao

[@leonoir]

I think we can do it if we know that our life is in danger. You only have one shot.

[@kaleoarnold3709]

Damn, never met someone fluent in Morse code.

[@virtualnuke-bl5ym]

He must have practiced for weeks and weeks just blinking the same code over and over again

[@theangrydweller1002]

He probably practice

[@firearmsstudent]

The mental capacity to say one message while focusing on delivering another is incredible.

[@hrushikeshkale68]

That's multithreading

[@z3ro216]

@@hrushikeshkale68 ok, Hreshi

[@Sebastian--2]

@@z3ro216 ?

[@theseangle]

@@z3ro216 ?

[@wham_sandwitch]

he was reading the other message he blinked torture from memory

[@tylerschoen5643]

You can tell why he was an admiral. Incredible resolve and focus to talk, answer questions, and blink morse code all at once

[@notvex3987]

"Why are you blinking so intensely" "Lights are too bright" "Oh dont worry we will turn them down" "Fuck"

[@sadken7800]

He do morse code with his eye, while talking.

[@lgst5985]

he do very good

[@ralphbathan2206]

He has two brains! Meanwhile i can’t write zero from my left hand and eight on from my right.

[@end8316]

He does have a smart

[@spartacussmith7070]

Sometimes even I dont know if I retard or smart

[@JoeyKickz]

Why use big word when small word do trick and save time.

[@rickschuman2926]

Talk about multi-tasking; listening, responding, and coding a message unrelated to the interview.

[@kiarakal8669]

@Bryan mark What?! Who?! Ohhhh right right right. "Men are one-track minded", yes?

[@Sebastian--2]

@Bryan mark , 😂

[@bestrindberg]

Probably wasn't listening/responding, Probably just reading out a script.. Wich is probably more impressive

[@Mary1337]

@Bryan mark I've heard the opposite..... Women can't multitask.

[@lucyantony5534]

Multi-tasking isn't a thing

[@SMcCaskill]

I remember when this was on the news. Amazing and he got the message out!!!

[@Frank_Lee_Terrible]

Brilliant analogy by Jawed

[@mozz8264]

For those of you who don't know, he told the enemy that he was blinking intensely because the flash from the cameras were bothering him. Thats how he got away with it. The enemy ended up finding out and torturing him, but the message got out and eventually he was able to return home to his family ❤️

[@Mimi-py8mf]

thank you for the information!

[@SticknodesShow]

@Deo Lakshmana Albert Einstein

[@SticknodesShow]

@Deo Lakshmana Oh okay

[@mozz8264]

@Mr Snrub Obviously some people missed it, so I posted it again :)

[@RubyPiec]

Sick

[@quinnquynguyen8129]

"T-O-R-T-U-R-E" occurs precisely at 0:02-0:14, with a nod on every blink. All while multi-tasking vocalizing, "I get adequate food and adequate clothing and medical care when required." Amazing skill.

[@YxK04]

Okay thanks bro. Let's be friends.

[@theobvu]

thank you lol

[@nukulus9344]

Yea saw it.

[@najwan3672]

i wonder the reason why he also nodded when blinking is that just in case the camera cuts to a different shot where he is further away and you can't make out his blinking because of low resolution

[@jihadpromax3520]

The fact he blinked it while saying he is treated well is something else.

[@jonathanlocke6404]

The presence of mind and the will to do that under those circumstances is astounding...

[@nsgamingallen1308]

Now that's an Admiral. Steadfast and Strong in the face of such horror.

[@melaniegonzalez8316]

He did Morse code while talking?! That’s insane

[@dr.shadox4927]

yeah , it must be hard like speak and write something else in the same time , like you need 2 brains

[@ChristinaMagma]

Dr. Shadox φ With enough practice we can also, just like those who can play piano, and both hands are playing different notes at the same time.

[@samglover4923]

@@ChristinaMagma piano player here: speaking and doing Morse code is definitely 100x harder than both handed piano.

[@dannydevito7000]

@@samglover4923 Piano player here, it took time to learn how to play with both hands, it was impossible at first. Now I can play with both hands and talk to someone at the same time because I practiced. If I practiced speaking and writing Morse by blinking I could do that too. Practice makes perfect.

[@TallSilentGuy]

Not if it was practiced beforehand.

[@zoesdada8923]

I can't believe they didn't catch that. He's very lucky. He took a huge risk.

[@sajid9576]

Perhaps he made it seem like normal behaviour beforehand, like the top comment suggested.

[@orryyy]

The harsh lights during recording “hurt his eyes”

[@papaidoceuteamamuito5975]

@@igorz3551 It actually was, bruh.

[@igorz3551]

Baby shark doo dooo

[@bladincole3896]

Zoes Dada I’m sure if he was being tortured he would have been blessed with light and he uses that as a real scenario meaning his eyes were hurting from not seeing light

[@lunaxstrange]

This is absolutely amazing. Hats off to this man. I'm learning morse code and some are so difficult to understand because people don't put them out properly. This was literally so easy. Salute.

[@EddiXP]

God bless you Admiral Jeremiah Denton. A true hero! A man with courage and pride.

[@dailydoseofexistence7159]

A true hero who invaded some poor country for his country's personal interest

[@ratiomaster8062]

When the A is doing mommy 😳

[@kayagorzan]

Indeed

[@alerey4363]

knowing Morse: 1000 points doing Morse while talking: 100K points doing Morse while talking after being TORTURED: out-of-the-charts score

[@TheNavalAviator]

He spent years in solitary confinement, he's had enough time to practice.

[@CJ-yj1qw]

@@TheNavalAviator ah, nothing special then. thanks for your amazing, eye-opening comment

[@DanDoroshDetroitMusic]

@@CJ-yj1qw the point of this clip wasn't about it being difficult. You're taking this all out of context and yes, it's extremely easy. Here I'll teach you in less than 30 seconds. Blink 5-2-2-7-9-5 while reading your last comment... bravo you're special now too.. 👏🤦‍♂️

[@RayMak]

He is a super smart person

[@ludbud57]

I see you everywhere...

[@RayMak]

LudBud that's because you're awesome

[@isaachauzel149]

Jesus!! It's you again 🤣🤣

[@miyeon5323]

Ray Mak youre in kpop, weird sh like this, news, and food! where else can i find you

[@nukulus9344]

Ah! Ray Mak lol and Ludbud same.

[@EternityUnknown]

I tried doing it while talking and it's so darn hard. Incredible how he did it under the stress he was in.

[@madmadderson7318]

This is something you just dont forget ever.

[@charlie_mario6292]

reading a script and blinking morse code at the same time in front of torturers who could kill him at any moment. *this man had balls stronger than diamonds. Salute.*

[@TactfulWaggle]

more code

[@ratslaya4324]

*harder than diamonds

[@TamilEelam1]

@@ratslaya4324 lol

[@standupdontsitwithoutachai8822]

That's why his plane crashed, his balls were too heavy.

[@e.sstudios1015]

@@standupdontsitwithoutachai8822 What plane?, He's an "Admiral" which is the highest rank on the Navy. Did his plane crash or something but he couldn't be a pilot. I don't know what's the history of this.

[@Ella33]

He told the captors that the light in the room hurt his eyes to explain his blinking, since a lot of people are claiming he pretended to have eye problems or something similar

[@89turbomk3]

33o9 funny they believed he has eye problems because he was a pilot

[@JerryDaBes]

@@89turbomk3 senses work differently when you're tortured. (Hungry, sleep deprived, hurt, lack of sun)

[@89turbomk3]

Jerry Aguilar not in this case he was simply lying

[@wertyuser798]

Oh really????

[@cultivatorael5540]

@@wertyuser798 ofc

[@andrewjones7800]

I met him on a golf course a good 15 years ago. Me and my dad thanked him and he said “I only did what anybody else would’ve done”. He was very nice and humble, especially considering my dad practically ran across the fairway to meet him once he saw what he thought was him.

[@lotharschramm5000]

No, you didn't.

[@andrewjones7800]

@@lotharschramm5000 Ah yes because I just love making up stories on random KZbin videos 🙄. Assuming you’re 12 with the anime profile picture, please go troll elsewhere, like maybe the Roblox videos.

[@endmysuffering4211]

Was he still blinking when you met him?

[@ac4185]

He wasn’t blinking go away.

[@asoggyflipflop]

@@lotharschramm5000 even if it’s not real it’s not like they got anything out of it, only 13 likes lmao. Idk why they would even fake this besides clout, and even then it’s not really that worthwhile

[@davidzajac4907]

This man was brilliant. This should not have been disclosed however. Future groups will be on the look out for this. God bless him.

[@bewawolf19]

I know this is an old post but the Vietnamese learned of this shortly after it happened. For this Denton was (Unsurprisingly) then further tortured.

[@PutridMilk]

Imagine how scared he must have been while doing this as even his torturers could have decoded it

[@Youngmoon08]

Not really. His captors would have to know the Latin alphabet to understand. That is why there is a Greek, Cyrillic, Arabic and Hebrew version. There is also a Japanese version called Wabun code.

[@sixspadez27]

@@Youngmoon08 dude they wrote him a script. How would they not know the fucking alphabet?

[@cubixman9676]

@@sixspadez27 Are you just a troll or are you genuenly that stupid?

[@TheOGmimimilou]

@@sixspadez27 i think they meant the "morse latin alphabet" (the international morse code)

[@Youngmoon08]

@@sixspadez27 Who? His torturer? Or the people who speak two languages?See> Everyone isn't walking around knowing two languages.

[@Longhorn_Legend]

The sequence I see is S-O-S-T-O-R-T-R-R-E Even then, that's enough to read SOS torture from his blinking

[@emilymonahan5232]

Wow.

[@kleddo3126]

I still dont understand morse code

[@jamminjoe12]

@@kleddo3126 it takes a while to understand how it works

[@typicalfish1116]

But I red torture, you probably just missed some dots and dashes

[@alkhyphenali]

I'm pretty sure he spelled out T O R T U R E. _ ___ ._. _ .._ ._. .

[@goldensus7778]

Salute for him to use this kind of strategy to relay message without risk of being found out

[@Tone2K]

As impressive as this is it was equally impressive that the message was received.

[@eulalawrence9018]

Ramen.

[@1stpaperdragon740]

Hats off to who ever cracked it though. Because I would have never found it.

[@clumsycaden5708]

@@1stpaperdragon740 same, well probably cause I’m only 13 and still in school.

[@raajuice]

he was just hoping someone would decode it.......and he was very brave indeed.

[@khappy1286]

Oh they would crack it! Highly trained.

[@troygardner1610]

He's simply reporting

[@j.onewhomills6376]

The way he's sitting in that chair is a testament to how scared he was :(

[@j.onewhomills6376]

@@cosborne06 his shoulders are arched, and he's squeezing his hands between his knees. Even if wearing handcuffs, that's really tense body language imo

[@Pumalocoooo]

@@j.onewhomills6376 true

[@yonkerz6456]

You can see the fear in his eyes, this poor man :(

[@Satarnoch]

No shit, he's been tortured.

[@xfodude8511]

@@Satarnoch lmfaooo i just spit out my drink I was thinking the same thing

[@tracyd1233]

I remember this when it happened but didn't know he was sending message--just seemed odd to me. Glad Naval intelligence could read it.

[@dustink2847]

He won't talk about it , as it brings him weeks of nightmares

[@klevrwtf6252]

hes sending the message while talking imagine how desperate this man mustve been

[@Psyplus]

That’s torture for ya ;)

[@mlgqucksco751]

69th Like

[@AWSum-uf4ri]

Knowing it could be his last and only way to reach out or be visible. What a terror

[@AWSum-uf4ri]

This type of thing puts me at such an internal conflict.

[@youwantshum9860]

@@mlgqucksco751 you 6 or something?

[@sokka1005]

The fact that he is able to subconsciously answer questions while blinking is crazy

[@user-hq3lh4qo1l]

he had a script, they told him exactly what to say. How can you not get that when you listen to this.

[@BlindMafia1998]

@@user-hq3lh4qo1l if you had cut this after the first sentence you'd almost seem half decent

[@JackSpedicey2]

Don't we all blink while talking lol, but i think any trained man can do this, and i think he was trained for this

[@oddessydied]

Jack Dicy yeah but sub consciously he had to think about the code while not messing up the script

[@GameChanger597]

@@oddessydied EXACTLY. I would have had to do it in between questions and hope I started back up at the right letter in between breaks lol

[@atikva3804]

Now that was a man worthy of the name!

[@dougfredricks2017]

Mental toughness personified. Thanking him belatedly for his 🇺🇸 service.

[@michaelgunawan2319]

"Hey, he's blinking like crazy, is he sending a message in morse code?" "Na, his eyes just hurt."

[@Redbird-dh7mu]

That is actually the excuse he used when asked by the Vietnamese, the big light on him made his eyes hurt and he had to blink a lot.

[@dino4812]

@@Redbird-dh7mu makes sense

[@itsdakota6442]

@@Redbird-dh7mu plus the fact that he was tortured would help to make the excuse believable

[@VeggieRice]

in those days flash photography was one time use, the bulbs would go out very brightly and then burn out, it was not uncommon even in broad daylight to notice the flash

[@madvoador1]

imagine you have a 6 hours recording and he blinked nonsense till this exact moment. Stop being ignorant, you would probably not notice too

[@__________________4241]

The fact that he was able to do that while talking is insane

[@nathanabraham2261]

I don't know what's going on can you explain? It looks like he got captured and tortured to say a message and if he got it wrong he would die in acid??

[@vliearc8382]

@@nathanabraham2261 they were being tortured in a cell. so in order for them to be saved, he had to blink and use morse code and spell TORTURE as a way of communicating with their government so their government could help them out. and i'm sorry for my bad english

[@criscrosxxx]

Its actually genius

[@rayhoodoo847]

it's not that hard tbh, it's what most musicians do all the time, especially artists who sing and play simultaneously

[@abdulfauzaan7379]

its easy if you have the morse for torture memorized. its just a matter of repeating the same sequence from memory, not impossible but tough nevertheless

[@macbook802]

Super discreet, you could bately tell he was communicating

[@angelirizarry2666]

Imagine how many times he practiced this in his cell

[@meg_anduke]

Imagine how hard it was to talk politely when you were tortured, and doing morse code at the same time, with high chance of getting caught!

[@firebreath3926]

His situation surly was pityful and there is nothing justisfy it but how hard is it being polite for them toward someone use bombs killing many of ur nation. Who is from a foreign country without reason interfere in a national conflict and using way superior weapons. Who doesnt mind use chemical weapons causing by tjis demage to the childs killing and desstroying lives and property etc. I think both sides saw the other as devils and neother side was the good nor bad one. For me was actually america even worse. I think by this everyone should learn....dont join the army if u dont want pull into such shit. I dont join as i dont fight other persons war and even more wanna kill other humans. He decided for kill other humans

[@hokage3582]

@@pedkfuri the president make decision not her But yes USA go everywhere to show whos better army so its not that weird if someone get caught like this

[@PrimePrius]

@@pedkfuri I find you an ideological bigot. You need to start charging America rent. America is occupying so much space in your head. You're a funny little man, Pedro. 'Murica

[@PrimePrius]

@@pedkfuri I'm Canadian, mate but some of the best doctors I've ever worked with were from the USA. Murica is a great place. You foreigners are always so rude. Jealousy only gets you so far in life my little friend. By the way, I reported your comments against your account. Your asterisk won't help you. :) I hope other Americans that see your ignorance will follow my lead. Blocked 😎

[@SigvaldScionofSuccubi]

@@pedkfuri sorry you dont know how to pack up and go somewhere that hasnt fucked up, we ain't pruning the herd of innocents when we could just be done with it all

[@BledaRassmar]

This should be shown in every history class.

[@lily-gy7rt]

Actually, my teacher showed my class this today. I revisited it because it's so amazing to me.

[@bkbj8282]

... why

[@BenThePerson123]

Maybe not in history clas, but in army training...

[@BenThePerson123]

Class*

[@NoneOfyourBusiness468]

Well that is also part of the propaganda show. But still, amazing he made that.

[@volnistyy]

You all know that Coding and Speaking & Listening at the same time is Hard. He just saved himself and inspired others.

[@punishedpepe1208]

I remember this. I was so young I thought I dreamed it. Amazing!

[@moth6643]

A lot of people are saying he took a big risk but realistically what other choice did he have? Being beaten everyday I’m sure he would’ve rather just died or make attempts to get help like this, I’m not saying what he did wasn’t amazing, it was beyond admirable

[@nomnom112]

Admirable admiral.

[@hoolerboris]

You're able to say this because you are sitting at your computer and it's all just theoretical. If you were in his place, and the torture was being inflicted on you, I'm sure you would have cared very very very very much not to get caught sending forbidden messages and thus bring subjected to much much more atrociously and unbearable torture

[@artyomalekseyevich5927]

​@@hoolerboris I don't know man, if I was tortured I would do anything to get myself out of the situation, I couldn't bear the thought of having the chance to ask for help and not take it.

[@moth6643]

@@hoolerboris I’m just on my phone mate, and how come I’m being theoretical and you aren’t? 8 straight years of torture I guarantee his mind was mentally broken, I’m not saying he necessarily didn’t care, I’m saying what other choice did he have? Unless he did that he would’ve been kept until the war was over and most likely killed then, maybe you should say the same thing to yourself, 8 years torture, sitting in a small closet sized space, sitting in your own feces, I honestly think he didn’t care to get caught as Long as he put his message out, I respect him like hell because of it

[@James-py4je]

LOL that doesnt mean he didnt take a big risk. No shit he did, and no shit he had to.

[@kgbagent1404]

he should blinks T-H-E-Y H-A-V-E O-I-L H-E-R-E so,he shouldn't wait for 8 years

[@jfjdcentofo]

lol

[@ericksonobasuyi8096]

V I B R A N I U M

[@laksamanasuhendra5868]

and bunch of soldiers armed with railguns and advanced bulletproof armor comes to liberate the city

[@clashoclan3371]

Oil jokes are cringy

[@basicallydr3f273]

@@clashoclan3371 nobody cares about your opinion

[@joelm3725]

To answer the question while sending a code is actually challenging. Your brain is multitasking. Incredible

[@monumentalsin3552]

Wow. So deep. On to the next video

[@tacticalwiff5853]

jeremiah "blinks T-O-R-T-U-R-E" US NAVY " ehh he can go about 8 more years"

[@batfrm800]

kehm BOT lmao

[@jxke.]

It sad because it took everyone 8 years to finally figure out what he was trying to say in Morse Code😢

[@ceedot2578]

Take it from Jake no it didn’t take 8 years for them to figure out they just couldn’t safely get in there to free him

[@jxke.]

Christian Hockley Oh ok, that makes me feel better👌

[@jackrobinson3833]

Take it from Jake no they found out right away they just didn’t get him

[@allanhenriques2694]

imagine him sitting in his cell practicing the sequence of blinks, knowing that a few errors could ruin everything

[@southerndiscomfort171]

"turtle? tortoise? ah well, mustn't be that bad over there then"

[@softmongreal2522]

@@southerndiscomfort171 lol that's so terrifying to think about

[@Vicaruz]

Tártara? Man, he is hungry.

[@Thecashstuffer-wb3ie]

What if he got it wrong and just coded the things he was saying TwT

[@ahsenaftab6220]

@@southerndiscomfort171 hahahahaah

[@michaelhegyan7464]

I was eight years old, back in 66', my father was a WW2 B-25 Mitchell pilot, so I learned morse code from him, at a young age, and he bought me a set transponders to practice. RIP..and thank you for service for our Great Country.

[@rubenlibra2352]

God damn that's gotta be one scary situation.

[@shlokajagruti6783]

My brain: should learn Morse code. Me: no need. My brain: just in case

[@TBustah]

If you can’t learn anything else, learn SOS. It’s three dots, three dashes, and then three dots. Really, any pattern of three is recognized nearly universally as a distress signal.

[@illuno--bf8dx1bw5j]

@@TBustah Affirmative

[@johncoker13]

🐕 woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof

[@yop186]

@@johncoker13 Good dog!

[@x7ARCHANGELx7]

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[@TheFlyingExperience]

HERO. Morse Code can save your life.

[@lordofthebeltsthereturnoft1127]

War criminal, you invade another peoples country to take over and you are a criminal. McCain is a criminal also, sorry about that.

[@camk6847]

Viking Valhalla K

[@marshall4448]

Viking Valhalla hahahaha you sound jealous honeybun

[@camk6847]

J.R. Roberts lmao

[@marshall4448]

Viking Valhalla raise hell praise dale, burn down Applebees. #blowupthemoon

[@biglebowski7564]

He needed rescue from all the torture, mass murder and mayhem they had been creating by invading.

[@minilla3842]

Yes, he did. Another idiot commenter.

[@Abeni28]

Thank you Mr. Code for inventing this beautiful morse

[@emperorreign6154]

The fact he was able to relay a perfectly coded message, while talking, responding and listening, without his captors even noticing, is nothing short of incredible.

[@emperorreign6154]

@@cafrni yeah I was referring to them not noticing that he was relaying a message. The Vietnamese weren’t stupid, it’s incredible not a single person picked up on it other than who he was relaying the message to.

[@deivs665]

I’m sure he practiced it a lot while being alone before he did it... anything is possible with practice

[@myprofilepicturesaysitall2821]

We have all heard of these 200 IQ plays but the true show of intelligence is a Denton IQ play

[@GreatDrums.]

When your life is on the line you'd be surprised what humans are capable of.

[@therealwhoopigoldberg]

@@deivs665 no shit .... You think 🤔

[@dispater101]

This is actually horrifying af..man was basically fighting for his life there

[@eethr1]

you used the word "basically" he wasnt basically fighting for his life. He was. LOL.

[@TheKhfan001]

@@eethr1 he was acidically fighting for his life there.

[@obitouchiha7545]

Yup and if even a single thing would've gone wrong with him he would've been killed

[@boozalm3715]

You should get exactly 0 likes for using "af"...how gay are you lol

[@ayeee4588]

Ikr I hope he's still okay and alive

[@tylerhenley7848]

And people today think they are being oppressed because someone doesn’t call them by a word they prefer. The strength this man needed to survive, and eventually come home, would be hard to find today.

[@nouhowlmao2809]

The strenght to survive torture while asking for help is pretty common all around the world almost as common as torture itself

[@unusualusername8847]

Imagine needing to dismiss issues people face by comparing them to the suffering of exceptional people. "You weren't tortured so stfu" is the most childish statement ever uttered and the person uttering it is named Tyler Henley.

[@albundy6008]

For all of those young people that have never seen one, this is what a REAL hero looks like!!

[@Xaveth]

THIS

[@namtrieunguyen7630]

No offense but was he not there to bomb a country across the sea where he had nothing to do with it? Is a hero someone just "following order"?

[@albundy6008]

@@namtrieunguyen7630 his heroism occurred when he devised a plan to transmit the conditions under which he was being held, and carried it out with extreme danger to himself and the other American POW's. He wasn't under orders to do that, but felt compelled to do it. And, by the way, I DO take offense to your minimizing his valor.

[@namtrieunguyen7630]

@@albundy6008 I'll take your definition of "a heroic act" as follows: someone devises a plan to transmit the conditions under which he is being held and carries it out with extreme danger to himself and the other POW. I think it is obvious why I removed the word "American". But if removing the word "American" is ok and that is your definition of "a heroic act" or "heroism", would it make any difference if I replace "American" with "Russian" in the context of the Ukraine-Russia conflict? Or even with "ISIS"? And you completely ignored/conveniently forgot one of my previous points which was to provide context to why Mr. Denton had to blink in Morse code to begin with: he was captured after he bombed a foreign country that has never done anything wrong to him specifically or to the USA generally. If bombing innocent people was not a heroic act, then complaining about being "tortured" was a heroic act? So, does context matter or not? If a single moment can make someone a hero, then everybody, even psychopaths, would have at least 1 moment in their lives, would that make everyone a hero equally? Why would you take offense? Did I lie to you or wrongfully state any facts? At least tell me why the USA invaded Vietnam in the first place.

[@albundy6008]

@@namtrieunguyen7630 It is obvious from your diatribe that you removed the word "American" because you are a "woke" liberal who has been indoctrinated to think that absolutely everything about America is bad. You seem to believe that the greater issue of America's involvement in Vietnam somehow mitigates the act of valor by Adm. Denton. It is also obvious that you have never had the courage to serve in the military. Those of us who have realize what Adm. Denton did was unbelievably courageous. You also seem to think that he somehow "deserved" the horrendous torture he endured because of his service.

[@pepinillorick5741]

Thats he's way to hit back, that's a mind that doesn't surrender, very brave indeed.

[@HK_Musician]

Be the grey man but don't let them have your mind

[@nzt4890]

*his

[@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745]

lol fuck him and fuck the USA

[@Blue-nm7zv]

@@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745 What? Are you joking or serious?

[@colnohman5255]

@@Blue-nm7zv Im sure hes just got problems and wants attention..dont take ppl like him seriously.

[@Stammerjohan95]

This man's balls of steel must have been so heavy it made it hard to walk. Rest well Admiral

[@thatperformer3879]

sin marf Lol they're really not 😂

[@alexb5275]

sin marf maybe they’ll storm your village one day and take you out of your sad life

[@adrianbadea3256]

But sin marf is right! You guys are shit.

[@djackson8047]

Aaron Stammerjuan whats courageous about blinking to tell someone youre in trouble? Smart, yes...but courageous? Asking for help when you need help isn't necessarily courageous.

[@compache2044]

D Jackson u know the whole point of torture of a pow is to make them spill information that can cause harm to others. Him being in that situation and still not spilling any while even attempting communication he’s in trouble is pretty ballsy. The fact even that he still has faith in being rescued is courageous.

[@FlipMacz]

Unreal legend he is...wow

[@MattthemaniaC]

This is what makes him an admiral

[@bontempo1271]

He knew, that could be his ONLY chance. Understand that.

[@pranoy4723]

So I'm not the only guy in whose recommended this came up 6 years later?

[@jokersmoker7148]

@@pranoy4723 no shit if there are comments from a week ago

[@jakobe7287]

@@jokersmoker7148 ikr

[@robertsoto6157]

@@pranoy4723 no

[@PlgDctr]

Okay, okay, I understand, why are you yelling at me?

[@testhekid]

the idea he might've died while doing this, or he will lead his people to inevitable doom.. what he did is so courageous and clever that it revealed the truth

[@kaykmartins7335]

You know, saddest part is how many tried this exact same thing but got caught and even more tortured

[@testhekid]

@@kaykmartins7335 just like what's happening with gamestop.. those unbelievable events only happen once for such greatness they hold

[@kaykmartins7335]

Agreed, although i feel way more for the tortured than for the stock market investors

[@testhekid]

@@kaykmartins7335 true

[@soup3339]

he didnt die, the vietnamese though he blinked like that because the lights hurt his eyes

[@neo_noir]

Man should've stayed back at home sweet america

[@silentspade9292]

Still can believe that the captors has no clue they thought he had a illness

[@Zak_Bone]

You dont need morse code to tell that he is being tortured.

[@shawnm1472]

Exactly!

[@justaspider6451]

I don't know about history but I'm pretty sure it's not that easy If the person in question didn't directly admit it,the country can't just put a blame on the subject You need a concrete proof so that it will not smear the name of the country..If they don't have any proof and accuse the others just like that, war will occured everywhere

[@mjrussell414]

@@justaspider6451 Huh?

[@shalomedome1614]

@@mjrussell414 basically, you can’t judge a book by its cover. Just because he looks like he’s being tortured doesn’t mean he is, he could’ve just woken up on the wrong side of bed. Regardless, he was forced to say nice things on the camera, & whoever’s watching could’ve taken it literally & had no second thought about it. Also there needs to be evidence before any major decision is made, that’s kinda how authority in our society works. If we went on a rampage to save this mans life, and he wasn’t being tortured, then that’d be our fault, lives & even war could be at hand.

[@zauxst]

@Gage King you live in your fantasy world. That's not how the real world works. You can't just bust in some country or some place and take your behind the line guys. If you're caught you will suffer the consequences. Here in the clip this guy was forced to spew vietnamese propaganda on tv. That's why he blinked torture. To let his peers know that he is under tortured and he cannot oppose. Learn some history son. It will go long ways...

[@Dorddis]

Let's praise the intelligence team who figured out that he was blinking morse code. Good job 👍

[@SoMooLand1nine7]

Ahm Yeah they just dud theur job that's what they're paid for. Every military staff must know morse code. I believe

[@RollinJay.]

@@SoMooLand1nine7 not true bro but I'm sure there's plenty

[@rachelgoldenburg2241]

@@SoMooLand1nine7 does nobody ever tell you you’re doing good at work? sorry

[@SuperPresidentBeefbroth]

The job of any military member upon capture us to try and escape so they probably were looking for hidden signs

[@superduperfacts3936]

It was great but in camparision to death note potato scene it's nothing. Don't get me wrong

[@k4rz43]

I would be too busy blinking "Hol up, lemme start over" to get the word "torture" out. Absolute legend at multitasking. 👍

[@Demonizer5134]

This is one of the most extraordinary things I have ever seen in my life.

[@alde7377]

This is extremely haunting. He's reading their script what they want him to say about his treatment there, but he's pleading to anyone watching letting them know it's only been torture

[@dusankosik4363]

Thank you Sherlock

[@bravefartt]

you just explained the title of the video

[@dante5247]

No shit

[@kloncey]

no.. really?

[@theradiatorisonfire7768]

Why is everyone such an asshole in the replies??

[@kinangeagle133]

I can’t even do one thing with one arm and do another with the other arm. This man just read a script, thought in morse code, then blinked in morse code all while fearing death if he gets caught.

[@Bogalog]

So you're telling me,you can't wipe your ass while playing sea shanties on the violin?

[@mangaprofilepicture5820]

@@Bogalog 😳😳😳

[@yb20960]

@@Bogalog I can do that the other way round

[@hfelder_03]

People are still watching this video in 2021?!

[@lutze5086]

He probably practiced it over and over in his cell to prepare

[@ttrestle]

Absolutely a hero.

[@Todio64]

I learned how to spell letters in ASL. I have often thought that if i were in this kind of situation I would use that to subtly get a message out or communicate with fellows if talking were not allowed. The POWs also developed a 'tap' code that they used to communicate between cells. They would spell their message out by tapping on the wall. The letters were arranged in a 5x5 grid (with C and K shared). The sender would tap the number of the row followed by the number of the column represented by the letter. Example H was: tap, tap, pause, tap, tap, tap. Ingenious.

[@splentforcer1475]

Interviewer: are you blinking in morse ? Jeremiah: *blinks no in morse* Interviewer: ah I see, I must have been mistaking ,thank you for being honest !

[@LopezArts]

oh my god

[@revolvency]

Interviewer: blinks I'm sorry

[@espiritu2757]

Understandable, goodbye.

[@rapiakbar13]

Ah i see, must have been my imagination

[@cunningfox831]

@@rapiakbar13 must’ve been the wind...

[@primordialmeow7249]

This man looks totally traumatized, yet he is focused on getting out his message. Bravery!

[@AxxLAfriku]

NO! NO! NO! Many people say I am sick in the head. NOOOO!!!! I don't believe them. But there are so many people commenting this stuff on my videos, that I have 1% doubt. So I have to ask you right now: Do you think I am sick in the head? Thanks for helping, my dear pri

[@dylanmoran4312]

@@AxxLAfriku Yes.

[@xenialxerus934]

@@AxxLAfriku Of Course you are messed, ill tell you why: you're commenting on other videos which is not of the topic you have so pls stop it and ignore commenting.

[@teatimegaming971]

@@AxxLAfriku really man,on this video?

[@katipunan4212]

Sadly he wasn't rescued immediately he had to stay with his torturers for a few more years

[@leelee3-p3s]

Respect to the man ..and respect to the human desire to survive.

[@damanyocum149]

Admiral Jeremiah Denton...a true American hero 🦅🇺🇸😍

[@exit1595]

Worst part is he wasn't rescued for another few years or so.

[@MrPek-fe9fp]

6 years 8 months after this

[@alfonsohernandez237]

Good God that's so heart breaking that he suffered so many years

[@gabrielh5105]

Until he blinked O I L

[@CAMR3LLIM]

@@gabrielh5105 you did not just say that

[@zacharyadams3422]

@@gabrielh5105 r/cursedcomments

[@piyushpranav4028]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the person who invented morse code.

[@EdMcF1]

His hopes for his invention weren't dashed.

[@SalemikTUBE]

You mean Samuel Morse?

[@biglinz9459]

@@SalemikTUBE that's the guy

[@unreal1257]

Why?

[@Stettafire]

@@unreal1257 Bit dim aren't you?

[@Vejur9000]

Brilliant.

[@amvderby2236]

Legendary

[@leeandrew6555]

“The eyes Chico, they never lie!”

[@lifedesiigner]

@@dalazila8298 Scarface

[@txgunguy2766]

"I always tell the truth, even when I lie." Also, his "little friend" was an M-203, an M-16 with an M-203 40mm grenade launcher.

[@sixteennumberthree5544]

@@txgunguy2766 he wasn't supposed to eat the lemon in the cup, and those aren't pelicans.

[@kalebfitzgerald9102]

I thought this was a cyberpunk reference

[@SkrvnHiptR77]

The boss's lady

[@TheGeezzer]

He was being tortured, he was under duress, he was being interviewed, he was scared, uncertain and pitiful but he still had the tenacity to blink out morse code. What a man. God Bless Him.

[@good-tn9sr]

@srry im mentally ill u wont get a reply hmm...

[@keta7550]

@srry im mentally ill u wont get a reply you do really live up to your name

[@tlwest21]

Albeit impressive, how was that morse code helpful? This is the first time hearing of this story. My husband is the history buff so I'll be asking him about this later. Did the U.S. NOT think these POWs were being tortured? I mean I don't too many countries who take in POWs and just give them a picnic in a park. I guess my question is, in what way did his morse code message help anyone. He was in there for another 8 yrs after the fact so it seems to have done nada🤷

[@ZaYn.91]

@@tlwest21 this was broastcasted in a Propaganda Interview in US, vietcongs want to make a propaganda about how POW was Maintained there, they forced him to say that he safe there even tho he was being tortured by vietcongs

[@richardjacques1731]

@@tlwest21 He was forced to make the video saying he was ok and treated well, his secret message told the truth. Morse code was taught to everyone in the Navy in those days, so ships could communicate without radio, so not surprising someone spotted it.

[@frankbourassa2456]

That fade fresh asf though

[@ZakEmerald]

He is a very strong man, being tortured, knowing he could die and still being strong enough to relay morse code

[@treefingers1183]

Even if he didn't encode that, you can just look at him and tell he's in really fucking rough shape and they aren't taking care of him. Like, drug addict levels of rough-looking.

[@Flinteastwood420]

Somebody keeps his fade tight though.

[@treefingers1183]

@@Flinteastwood420 lmao

[@michaldevetsedm1882]

And he was probably the best looking of them all so they chose him for the video.

[@scifigirl0072]

@@Flinteastwood420 you're an idiot

[@Flinteastwood420]

@@scifigirl0072 do I not have a valid point. What did they cut his hair for this interview? C'mon now.

[@54pserra]

Rest in peace, Senator Denton.

[@eldiablo7455]

tf idiot. he was dead then

[@blakedenton4688]

Denton Lewis no, thank you :)

[@PartyInk]

Rest peacefully

[@ciromoriello7054]

@@eldiablo7455 he died in 2014

[@deepfakestudio7776]

@@eldiablo7455 he died in 2014

[@jessicashniderman4413]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the kind of courage that deserves to be rewarded. Imagine what he was going through. This is the kind of thing that we all wish we were capable of.

[@jessl1934]

Imagine what he put the people of Vietnam through before he got captured