In 1968, 82 American sailors were finally released after 11 months of North Korean captivity
After enduring eleven months of brutal interrogation and propaganda in North Korea, the crew of the USS Pueblo finally crossed the Bridge of No Return to freedom on December 23, 1968.
The 82 surviving crew members of the USS Pueblo were released on this day in 1968 after a harrowing eleven-month ordeal. Their ship, a research vessel, had been seized by North Korean forces in international waters earlier that January. While in captivity, the sailors were subjected to physical abuse and psychological pressure to sign 'confessions' of espionage.
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