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In vietnam, mr. mccain had the moral authority and stature to question the executive branch, the pentagon and its top military officers in a way that few others are able and willing to do. i thought that summed it up. there are other people who will challenge the status quo, challenge the swamp. and i would reject that anyone taking these jobs is automatically bad for trump. >> its beyond challenging this one, this man did something in captivity, -- >> i was addressing that article in "the washi...

Navy. so in some ways, his destiny was almost written for him. but again, there was this code of honor there. if you asked him about his captivity in vietnam which he didnt like to talk about a lot, the worst moment for him was not all those years in solitary confinement. it was not being tortured and having his arm is broken more than once. it was when they forced him to sign sort of a stilted generic confession to black crime. and he said that that was the worst moment because he could only th...

>> dagen: fox news alert, the senate is preparing to meet later today for the first time since the death of arizona senator john mccain. we expect an outpouring of tributes from both sides of the aisle. mccain, the public and lawmaker known as "the maverick" served for three decades and is also remembered as a war hero compass time in captivity as a p.o.w. in vietnam. now we are learning details on plans for the memorial service. mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with more. >> molly, folks in...

Relish, his major distinctives were mostly the weakness of his grades, and the length of his disciplinary record. the first miracle and johns military career was that he somehow made it through school. but, he prevailed, and bigger tests soon came. he stared death in the face aboard the uss borstal. again, when he was shot down, and battered, and broken at the hand of our nations enemies im a 5.5 years in captivity. merciless beatings. he would not renounce. that stubborn, rebellious streak went...

Of us experience. and i think thats part of the reason for this reaction is we honor that service and i think all of us wonder what would we do if we were shot down out of the sky over enemy territory and found ourselves in captivity without doctors, where the only entertainment was mccain once had to steal a bible, copy down some passages in order to memorize them and read them. he was the chaplain in the cell. he would repeat the episcopal litergy that he had learned in alexandria. he used to ...

♪let me tell you now, oh it must be love♪ welcome back. were honoring the life of john mccain who passed away this weekend after a battle with brain cancer. joining me live now is general john boreling. he was a prisoner with john mccain. he had a 37-year career all over the world as the author of "taps on the walls". poems from hanoi hilton which john mccain wrote the forward to. thank you for your service and what you endured six and a half years as a prisoner of war yourself. you know a...

Pounds of gear. he sank to the bottom. he only escaped drowning by using his teeth to full a life preserver. he was saved by people who beat, kick and stabbed him multiple time. he was thrown in a prison for days without medical attention. he was in solitaire confinement for two years. he was offered released but refused to leave until those with him were released. after that he was beaten two or three hours for days. he survived with even more broken bones and cracked ribs. in all, john mccain ...

What you get. you get an individual with great resiliency and great belief and fundamental values. great beliefs in the institutions of this country. that was present in hanoi, although john said as i remember, he said, i learned to love my country while in the captivity of another. as the years went on by, passing quickly, the days came hard. we all had to find ways to cope. we did so in various means and ways. i wrote a book mentally in my mind. wanted my life and little girl to have legacy in...

Mccain surprised us on the upside and as a journalist that made covering him fun and interesting. >> make barnacle, a lot of people will look at the life of john mccain and the life of donald trump and realize that john mccain showed more character in one day in captivity than donald trump has shown his entire life. and his life, i talked about -- i drew the parallels with bobby kennedy, that john mccain would agree with that i dont know, mccain lived through tragedy and he was a cynic who wante...

Coming. character like we see so rarely today. >> joe, and character just rooted in cement. his life was not perfect. he didnt lead his life perfectly, but his life was truly important and his time in captivity, as you just spoke to, as jon meacham just spoke to, i think he always had the feeling that now he has a second chance. he had a second chance at american life. he took advantage of it every single second after his return to this country. he was a uniquely human figure. over the past 25 y...