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Canopy -- that ejection, surviving being dragged out of the water and beaten up and then all of the horrible things that happened to him in captivity, including but not limited to more than one surgical procedure without any anesthesia at all during that famous propaganda interview that black and white film of which weve been showing all evening long. he was a man on the edge of survival right then while being asked those questions. we hear repeat his name, rank and branch of service and he had ...

Years in captivity, he was to repeated torture and experienced frequent bouts of dysentery and constant isolation. >> he was held in solitary confinement for two years. that tested his will to live and his belief system. >> every day was about one thing, survival. >> by christmas 1972, the u.s. dramatically increased its bombing runs over north vietnam in an effort to get the vietnamese to the negotiating table. >> thats what caused the communist negotiator to agree to terms acceptable to presid...

Interrogated him but mccain would not cooperate. >> you were told during your training that the only information you were obligated to give was your name, rank, serial number and date of birth. >> mccains injuries were left untreated. he developed a horrible infection and subsequent fever. the naval aviator was near death but the north vietnamese had a change of heart and decided to treat mccain once they realized who his father was. >> the knowledge that his father was in charge of all u.s. arm...

To be like senator x. john mccain is an exception to that. for all sorts of reasons, and i think youve touched on and the people weve spoken to have been talking about but the paramount example is the 5 1/2 years he spent in hanoi in the hanoi hilton during which he was tortured and given the opportunity to leave captivity earlier and he wouldnt do it and it came out. so it was not only the courage, but most of all is this. anyone who had been through that experience for five and a half years, y...

John mccain is an exception to that. for all sorts of reasons, and i think youve touched on and the people weve spoken to have been talking about but the paramount example is the 5 1/2 years he spent in hanoi in the hanoi hilton during which he was tortured and given the opportunity to leave captivity earlier and he wouldnt do it and it came out. so it was not only the courage, but most of all is this. anyone who had been through that experience for five and a half years, you would expect afterw...

>> as part of the negotiations, the americans held in captivity were released. five and a half years after he was pulled from that lake, john mccain finally was free. >> mccain had aged so dramatically from the young man who crashed his plane. when he came down the steps in california and greeted and limped across the tarmac it was such a dramatic moment. coming up. >> the notion that anyone would question his honesty or integrity was so antithetical to who he was that i think he was at the po...

His colleagues have held him in, someone who would fight with them fiercely, make them laugh and also at times con found them with the complex character of john mccain, also as i dont know if we pointed out, im also thinking of roberta mccain who is 106 years old. and lost her son and i spent some time with her during 2008 and i remember her saying when johnny as she called him came home from vietnam, she and not at the time senator mccain but senator mccain never discussed his time in captivity...

Playboy ways. >> he would acknowledge after he returned home there was a time when he was sort of finding himself again. >> his marriage to his wife carol, whom he wed shortly before leaving for vietnam fell apart. >> i have no idea why i behaved irresponsibly. i did so and it was ip propmpro my part. >> mccains naval career was also at a crossroads. >> it was clear he wasnt going to become an admiral. he spent his best years of his life in captivity. >> he changed direction but stayed in the na...

The americans held in captivity were released. five and a half years after he was pulled from that lake, john mccain finally was free. >> mccain had aged so dramatically from the young man who crashed his plane. when he came down the steps in california and greeted and limped across the tarmac it was such a dramatic moment. coming up. >> the notion that anyone would question his honesty or integrity was so antithetical to who he was that i think he was at the point to where he was willing to w...

But my guess is that not terribly many families these days across the united states say, i want my child to grow up to be like senator x. john mccain is an exception to that. for all sorts of reasons, and i think youve touched on and the people weve spoken to have been talking about but the paramount example is the 5 1/2 years he spent in hanoi in the hanoi hilton during which he was tortured and given the opportunity to leave captivity earlier and he wouldnt do it and it came out. so it was n...