Jeremiah Denton
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
This goo was worth a point in July 2023.
publication date: Saturday, July 1, 2023 (part of July 2023)
category: 
Military
clue: This Vietnam War officer and later U.S. Senator would have written a negative review of his Hilton stay faster than you can blink.
explanation: During the war, Denton was taken prisoner in Hanoi and assigned to a series of prisons, including the one nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton." He was forced to participate in a propaganda broadcast, during which he blinked T-O-R-T-U-R-E in Morse code, confirming to the American government for the first time that American POWs were being tortured. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Richard Slominsky
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