John McCain tweet: "45 years ago today..."

[Miles Archer]

Link to tweet

[spanone]

1. K&R...

[hlthe2b]

2. he's a mixed bag for sure, but his service and honor through imprisonment

deserves respect. To your health, sir.

[niyad]

5. especially if you overlook the unauthorized flight and the five crashed planes.

[hlthe2b]

6. Mixed bag.. glimmers of honor admixed with highly questionable behavior, policies, actions

[denbot]

10. Not to mention his being yanked off the USS Forrestal as soon as the fires were out

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Forrestal_(CV-59)

[niyad]

12. bob hope once referred to it as a 70 million dollar floating craps games.

and I never forget about mccain and the forrestal fire.

[denbot]

14. Luckily he stayed away from the ubiquitous poker game in the forecastle.

If so he would have had to perform in his skivvies..

[niyad]

15. probably would not have bothered him at all.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Never forget.

[bluestarone]

4. K&R

[Lifelong Protester]

7. K & R

[Historic NY]

8. I remember the homecoming.

[dalton99a]

9. Chickenhawk Lindsey Graham loves to hang out with him - for the reflected glory

[democrank]

11. I can't imagine what that day was like for John McCain.

He has given so much for his country and I honor his service and sacrifice.

~PEACE~

[janx]

13. 1973

He was 36 years old.