Paul Galanti, who was held as a POW with John McCain during the Vietnam War, recalls the ailing senator as "one of the most courageous men I've known, with a hilarious sense of humor" Ailing Sen.

John McCain, a giant of American politics who died on Saturday at 81, was perhaps most profoundly shaped by his military service and nearly six years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.

The men flew the F-105D in combat in Vietnam. Kirk was shot down on his ... Future Arizona senator and 2006 Republican presidential candidate John McCain was among his cellmates.

Many became victims of the increasingly brutal Vietnam War. If the average American had to name a hero of recent history off the top of their head, the name John McCain would probably be high on ...

John McCain, who made human rights and Israel centerpieces ... and he did as well and was soon a combat pilot flying missions over Vietnam. His plane was shot down and he was captured in 1967.

During the Vietnam War John McCain joined almost 600 other Americans who became prisoners of war. McCain would sustain severe permanent injuries as a result and spend over 5 years in captivity.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – John McCain, the man America knew as a survivor of a North Vietnam POW camp who then led a long, public life as a U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate ...

Trump had previously attacked his father, the once-Republican presidential nominee, claiming he was not a war hero because he was captured in Vietnam, and also describing John McCain as a “loser.” ...

John McCain reportedly doesn't want President Donald ... In 2015, Trump accused the former Vietnam prisoner of war of not being a “hero” because he had been captured. Trump was also not ...