Shaped after Saigon's fall
Return visits to Vietnam helped mold McCain as a conciliator
WASHINGTON - In November 1974, a year and a half after his release as a prisoner of war, John McCain traveled to Saigon to visit the South Vietnamese army war college, where he delivered a half-hearted pep talk to allies he knew were about to get routed. (Full article: 1610 words)
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