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Originally Posted by Bassmaster
WOW, thank you for telling me that!!! I was under the impression that his entire political career was based upon a medal in a war!!!  |
You said it rather casually when in fact McCain's plane was shot down over North Vietnam, ejecting he fractured both arms and a leg, the troops capturing him beat him, shattered a shoulder with a rifle butt, bayoneted him in his stomach and foot. He was a pow for years.
That's a little more than "winning a purple heart"