yet in the short-term, his fellow p.o.w.s pulled him through. get up off the floor, go back at them. you lost a round, we ll win the fight. you always go back into the fight. you always come back. but it was really about coming home. and in march of 1973, after more than five and a half years of torture, isolation, and illness, mccain was one of 100 p.o.w.s released by the north vietnamese. of course, we were very happy. of course, we were overjoyed and, but we didn t want to betray a great deal of emotion. john we aarner was there whe mccain saw his admiral father for the first time. i remember him coming down off the gangway, difficulty having walking, and walking up and just, commander mccain, sir, reporting for duty. it was very moving moment.
yet in the short-term, his fellow p.o.w.s pulled him through. get up off the floor, go back at them. you lost a round, we ll win the fight. you always go back into the fight. you always come back. but it was really about coming home. and in march of 1973, after more than five and a half years of torture, isolation, and illness, mccain was one of 100 p.o.w.s released by the north vietnamese. of course, we were very happy. of course, we were overjoyed and, but we didn t want to betray a great deal of emotion. john warner was there when mccain saw his admiral father for the first time. i remember him coming down off the gangway, difficulty having walking, and walking up and just, commander mccain, sir, reporting for duty. it was very moving moment.
been as aware of his service, but john mccain represented so much, as governor ducey said, it s not natural not to have him, it s like not having the grand canyon in the state. mike memeli, who covered john mccain and joe biden, had some insights into what joe biden was going through as late as yesterday, writing his eulogy, mike. rick davis, who was john mccain s campaign manager and who has been helping to organize the tributes, he said joe biden was treated like family. everyone knows, of course, they served for two decades together in the u.s. senate. and as you ve just discussed, they also met earlier when mccain was a navy liaison. but one thing that s interesting, which we may hear about today, is the confluence of these two men s lives. in march of 1973, biden was a new senator, months into his
but it was really about coming home, and in march of 1973 after more than five and a half years of torture, isolation and illness, mccain was one of 100 p.o.w.s released by the north vietnamese. of course, we were very happy. of course, we were over joyed but we didn t want to betray a great deal of emotion. john warner was there when mccain saw his admiral father for the first time. remember him coming down off the gang way, difficulty having walking and walking up and just commander mccain, sir, reporting for duty. it was a very moving moment. the relentless beatings had taken a toll. do you still see the impact of that today, the way he was tied, you know, the way he can t raise his arms, his hands can t comb his hair, the things we
but that s why they re being so transparent. anyways. this is the end of the commercial where i walk off into a very dramatic sunset to reveal the new esurance tagline so that you ll remember it. esurance. it s surprisingly painless. when john mccain was released in march of 1973, he received a hero s welcome back