Analysis Of John Mccain's Involvement In The Vietnam War

John McCain, a current senator of Arizona , the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, and a former lieutenant commander Navy flier during Vietnam, was taken by the North Vietnamese in 1967 (McCain, Kelly). McCain was a young father and husband at the time, and the torture McCain experienced made him wonder if he would ever see his family again. McCain suffered from starvation and three broken limbs. The North Vietnamese often used McCain’s injuries as an advantage to create ultimatums against him (McCain).
When McCain refused to give in to the blackmail , he was beaten senseless. Later, McCain was moved to the prison known as "the Plantation" where he remained as a prisoner of war for five years, including two years in solitary confinement. After those years of beatings, terrible medical assistance, and loneliness, McCain returned home to his family in 1973, after the Americans withdrew from Vietnam (McCain, Kelly).
Throughout the last three years of the U.S.’s involvement in the Vietnam War, the military selected special, capable men to train for a trilogy of specially classified missions which were formulated specifically for the liberation of the prisoners. In 1970, and 1972 the first two missions, Operation Ivory Coast and Operation Thunderhead were specifically designed to obtain prisoners of war located in the heart of Hanoi. Unfortunately, these missions were labeled as failures due to sabotage endorsed by the North Vietnamese (Revolvy,