11 Months as a POW in North Korea | Steven Woelk
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Episode 11 Months as a POW in North Korea | Steven Woelk
Steven Woelk recounts his service aboard the USS Pueblo, its 1968 capture by North Korea, and the brutal 11 months he and his shipmates spent as prisoners. We also discuss the crew’s resistance inside captivity, the injuries and abuse he endured, their eventual release, and why he wrote Pig Fat Soup to keep the Pueblo story from being forgotten. Get Steve's book here: https://a.co/d/0j4rcW1x Today's Sponsors: VAER Watches ⬇️ https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse get a free watch roll with your purchase. 20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! Blue Chew ⬇️ https://bluechew.com/ Get 1 month free when you buy 2 of BlueChew Gold with code "HOUSECALL" Ultra Pouches ⬇️ Don’t sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code HOUSE at https://takeultra.com/ #ultrapouches #ad For ad free video and audio and access to live streams...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ GRAB JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/ Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured Jack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/ Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Team House Discord: ⬇️ https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 – Start 01:01 – Stephen Joins the Navy 01:50 – Assigned to the USS Pueblo 03:02 – The Pueblo’s Intelligence Mission 04:09 – The Blue House Raid & the Road to the Pueblo Crisis 06:36 – USS Liberty & the Vulnerability of Spy Ships 08:00 – How Poorly Armed Was the Pueblo? 09:09 – The North Koreans Close In 10:52 – General Quarters 11:34 – Trying to Destroy Classified Material 13:03 – Why the Pueblo Couldn’t Destroy Its Secrets Fast Enough 14:42 – North Korea Opens Fire 17:11 – Stephen Is Hit by a 57mm Round 19:01 – Losing His Friend During the Attack 20:15 – North Korean Forces Board the Pueblo 21:47 – Being Taken Off the Ship 24:37 – The Crew Enters North Korean Captivity 26:04 – Wounds Become Severely Infected 27:02 – Surgery Without Anesthesia 31:04 – Transferred to a North Korean Hospital 32:18 – The North Korean Doctor Who Treated Him 35:35 – Forced Propaganda & Confessions 36:46 – Commander Bucher Refuses to Sign 38:05 – Life Inside the POW Camp 40:16 – How the Crew Resisted Their Captors 42:23 – Giving North Korea the Middle Finger 43:47 – The North Koreans Discover What It Means 44:42 – “Hell Week” Begins 47:23 – The Worst Beatings of His Captivity 47:41 – Did North Korea Try to Brainwash the Crew? 48:49 – Leadership Inside the Prison Camp 50:54 – Planning an Escape From Pyongyang 53:38 – Was U.S. Intelligence Watching the Prisoners? 54:47 – Signs That Release Might Be Coming 56:21 – Crossing the Bridge of No Return 57:31 – Fear of Returning Home to Face the Navy 58:42 – 11 Months in North Korean Captivity 58:57 – The Negotiations That Finally Freed the Crew 1:01:34 – Returning to the United States 1:04:00 – Telling His Father What Happened in North Korea 1:05:30 – The NSA Debriefing 1:06:42 – Leaving the Navy 1:08:05 – Building a Life After the Pueblo 1:08:31 – Why Stephen Wrote Pig Fat Soup 1:10:47 – Why the Pueblo Story…
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