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Most people know that John McCain was a Vietnam prisoner of war who later became a senator. But if you’d like to learn more about this man, read on in this THREAD.
Most people know that John McCain was a Vietnam prisoner of war who later became a senator. But if you’d like to learn more about this man, read on in this THREAD.
John McCain graduated from the Naval Academy in 1958. From there he went to Pensacola, FL to train to become a naval aviator for 2 1/2 years. He completed flight school in 1960 and became a naval pilot of ground-attack aircraft.
On July 29, 1967, McCain was nearly killed during a freak fire aboard the USS Forrestal. He escaped from his burning jet and was trying to help another pilot escape when a bomb exploded. McCain was struck in the legs and chest by fragments. 134 sailors were killed
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