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Yes, if you want to enforce strict law.
No, if you want to take the moral high ground, he was tortured horrendously.
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Where did mcCain fly the jet in?
McCain's A-4 Skyhawk was shot down by a SAM (Surface to Air Missile) over Hanoi, capital of North Vietnam.
Was McCain was injured and captured by the North Vietnamese becoming a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War?
Yes, he was.
Which American presidential candidate was held as pow in north Vietnam?
John McCain, Republican candidate in 2008 was a POW .
Who captured john McCain in world war 1?
No one captured John McCain in WWI, he was taken a prisoner of war during the Vietnam conflict by the North Vietnamese Army.
Where was John McCain held hostage?
McCain was a POW for over 5 years in a Prisoner of War camp near the capital of Hanoi in North Vietnam. The POW camp was nicknamed, the "Hanoi Hilton."
What year did John McCain III get captured when flying missions over North Vietnam?
John McCain, current Republican Senator from Arizona, was captured October 26, 1967 when his fighter was shot down over North Vietnam during a bombing mission. He was badly injured. As a POW during the Vietnam War, he endured five and a half years of imprisonment and mental, emotional, and physical torture that left one arm permanently damaged.
When was John McCain assigned to Vietnam?
McCain was assigned to fly A-4 Skyhawk Fighter bombers off the deck's of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal, which reached the combat zone on "Yankee Station", the North Vietnamese coastline, in July of 1967.
Who took john McCain hostage in the Vietnam war?
North Vietnamese citizens removed him from the lake that he parachuted into after his USN A-4 Skyhawk Jet Fighter/Bomber had been shot down. North Viet Soldiers removed him from the hands of the civilians and then placed McCain into a Prisoner of War camp (POW camp).
Where is north Vietnam?
There no longer is a North Vietnam, North Vietnam and South Vietnam were joined together after the Vietnam War.
Why couldn't john mccain lift his arms?
Senator McCain cannot raise his arms above his shoulders due to torture from his captors in North Viet-Nam. During captivity, McCain was lifted by the wrists (his wrists were tied together behind his back) until his feet left the ground. His entire body weight was supported by his arms, which in this position, became dislocated at the shoulders.
What is it with John McCain's arm?
When Senator McCain was a Prisoner of War of the North Vietnamese, he was tortured until he could not pull his hands above his hands. The North Vietnamese tortured him to give information of U.S., but he never gave in.
What heroic acts did Sen McCain perform during World War 2?
Seriously? Senator McCain did not serve in WWII. He was a pilot in the Vietnam War and was shot down. He was held for several years as a POW and suffered terrible beatings at the hands of the North Vietnamese. His heroism was several decades after WWII.
