mccain was given an option, he could return to the u.s. or stay in vietnam. he could have cycled back to the united states after the fire and never returned to vietnam, but he specifically volunteered to go back. it would be a fateful decision. mccain was reassigned to the uss-ariscany. the missions launched from the deck were some of the most dangerous of the war. on october 26th, 1964, over vietnam, mccain s a-4 sky hawk was hit by enemy fire. he was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and immediately parachuted out. he was injured upon bail-out, so both arms broken, a leg broken and knocked unconscious. 50 years to the day later, mccain reflected on those fateful hours. senator, when you woke up
going on, without having some real-time information about what is taking place. panetta declined our request for interview, so did national security advisor tom donnelly. would you be willing to answer questions about benghazi? good morning, guys. in fact, a special reports investigates interview request for any white house official went unanswered. we re not harry potter, and all of a sudden we can appear in libya. so we turned to former congressman joseph, pennsylvania democrat and a retired three-star admiral. the f-16s and the navy destroyers were in the neighborhood. the logistics would be to have people moved over there. you have a whole team of things to work. i have read these accounts and i think people who were there would have done anything to get there. but it does take some planning. on october 26th. the father of former navy seal