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          John McCain as a POW was 'a very determined guy with a lot of spirit'

          Editor's note: This is the third of an 18-chapter profile of Sen.

          John McCain, portions of which originally were published in October 1999 and March 2007.

          President Richard Nixon Greets Former Vietnam Prisoner of War John McCain, Jr. at a Pre-POW Dinner Reception May 24,

        1. President Richard Nixon Greets Former Vietnam Prisoner of War John McCain, Jr. at a Pre-POW Dinner Reception May 24,
        2. John McCain, who died at the age of 81, lived a life of service.
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        4. McCain holds photos of himself as a year-old P.O.W.
        5. Serving as a Navy pilot in the Vietnam War, John McCain III, was held as a prisoner of war for years after his warplane was shot down.

          6. It has been updated and expanded. Read more about this project: John McCain’s American Story.

          John McCain sat on a stool in Hanoi, his teeth broken, his body battered from a savage beating, his arms tied behind him in torture ropes.

          A guard entered the room.

          "Are you ready to confess your crimes?" he asked.

          "No," McCain replied.

          Every two hours, one guard would restrain McCain while two others beat him.

          They kept it up for four days.

          Finally, McCain lay on the floor at "The Plantation," a bloody mess, unable to move. His right leg, injured when he was shot down, was horribly swollen. A guard yanked him to his feet and threw him down.

          His left arm smashed against a bucket and broke again.

          "I reached the lowest point of my 5 years in North Vietnam," Mc