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A Free Press For A Free People 'When Hell Was in Session' author to discuss autobiography WASHINGTON – The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation will host former prisoner of war and Sen. Admiral Jeremiah Denton for a luncheon and discussion Saturday at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Denton will discuss his newly released and updated classic book, "When Hell Was in Session," his story of torture and solitary confinement in a North Vietnamese camp known euphemistically as the "Hanoi Hilton" and his subsequent return to the United States, his election to the U.S. Senate and the role he played partnering with President Reagan in bringing an end to the Cold War. "When Hell Was in Session" was out of print for more than a decade until released last fall by WND Books. During the Vietnam War. Denton served as commanding officer of Attack Squadron 75 aboard the USS Independence. On July 18, 1965, while leading an strike against a North Vietnamese stronghold at Thanh Hoa, he was shot down. He would become the 13th American pilot captured during the war. Throughout his time in captivity, Denton refused to betray his country by revealing information to the enemy – notably blinking in Morse Code the word "torture" during a filmed interview with a foreign journalist. "Lunch With Admiral Jeremiah Denton" begins at 1 p.m. on the Overlook of the National Museum of the Marine Corps with lunch, followed by a lecture. Tickets are $18 and can be reserved by contacting Pam Dodson at 703-649-250 or emailing Dodson@marineheritage.org. Review copies of the new edition of "When Hell Was in Session" are available to the media by emailing press@wnd.com. Media requests for interviews can be placed the same way. See today's Washington Post story on the event