For some time I had wanted to post a request of Senator McCain and the USA military.
I am quite confident there are records of the torture Senator McCain sustained while a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He needs to bring to life in a video his experience in defending his country, his capture and imprisonment in North Vietnam.
While that information is most likely not classified so many years later, such a video should be a requirement to all soldiers and officers in the USA military. Senator McCain should provide a current statement before the viewing of such a video.
I believe American soldiers need to understand what they face when in battle. Senator McCain's service extends into a prisoner of war camp whereby he sustained torture and a sense of responsibility for other American soldiers imprisoned with him. His particular insight when realizing he has served his country all his life and into a seat of power in the legislature is unique.
American soldiers should know the enemy and that enemy's capacity to reach into the minds of captured soldiers to extract information. Senator John McCain never violated the trust the American people placed in him in his service to the country. He never gave in to the demands for more and damaging information regarding the US military while fighting a war in South Vietnam.
Senator McCain not only had loyalty to other captured soldiers, he provided an uncommon reality to his captors. Senator McCain protected the USA military still at war and he protected the country he believed vulnerable to the enemy. His service defended the country while a prisoner of war.
The USA military is no place for people unwilling or unable to face the reality of being a prisoner of war. I think Senator McCain, an American hero, should address the military today and in the future. The extent the USA has tried to resolve all those missing in action from Vietnam proves the dedication of the country to it's soldiers as well.
It does not matter how a person may view the Vietnam War, his reality is a fact. The military should not forget.
