Longtime Texas congressman Sam Johnson, POW in Vietnam, dies at age 89
Source: The Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON— Retired congressman Sam Johnson, a conservative stalwart whose service to country spanned seven years as a prisoner of war and a long stint in the U.S. House, died Wednesday in Plano at the age of 89.
The Plano Republican packed multiple careers into a life defined by endurance, patriotism and sacrifice.
He served 28 years in Congress, from a special election in May 1991 to his retirement in January 2019, after 29 years as an Air Force fighter pilot. He saw combat in two wars, surviving torture and deprivation at the infamous Hanoi Hilton with a mangled hand and other scars, and a bright political future.
Among his captors, Johnson quickly gained a reputation for stubbornness. Despite extreme pressure he refused to reveal military secrets or pen “repentance” letters that could be used in North Vietnamese propaganda.
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