somebody who went through incredible hardships. i mean, i had gone through pow training as part of my training to be a crew on a plane. and just that little taste of it was enough for me to say, how could anybody go through this and come out as he did and go on to lead such an exemplary life, to keep himself busy and do so much good out there. and to encourage others. absolutely. which we ve heard a lot about in his fellow pows in those moments, how integral he was for them. vietnam s foreign minister released a statement which reads in part, john mccain has always been a symbol of the generation of lawmakers. veterans of the vietnam war leading in making great contributions to healing the wounds of war, normalizing and promoting comprehensive partnership between vietnam and the u.s. when you hear that about healing the wounds of war, this was so important to senator mccain. we saw the many trips he made back not only to vietnam but of