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“I fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in someone else's.”
Senator McCain spoke these heartfelt words as he accepted the Republican nomination for President in They were the words of an authentic American hero.
We all know how the story goes: A fiery Navy pilot shot down by the North Vietnamese over a lake near Hanoi. As his plane spun out of control, he bailed out just in time to plunge into the lake below.
That pilot, a young John McCain, was taken hostage as a prisoner of war where he spent more than five and a half years. [For] almost days, he would endure countless beatings, torture, solitary confinement, and mental and emotional anguish that none of us will ever have to endure.
After getting to know Senator McCain, I felt compelled to visit Vietnam. I wanted to see the places where the will of John McCain was tested and forged. I saw the lake. I walked the steps. I sat in the cell. And the ordeal that my friend survived became all the more real.
Many people might wonder what a young African-American kid from Minnesota and a highly decorated Vietnam War hero-turned-United States Senator might have in common.
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Larry Fitzgerald delivers moving tribute to John McCain
Professional athletes don't often have the opportunity to stand among current and former high-ranking government officials at public memorial services.
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr., however, had the honor Thursday to be among a group of distinguished guests, which included former Vice President Joe Biden and former Arizona attorney general Grant Woods, to deliver a moving tribute to the late Sen. John McCain, who passed away Saturday at
Fitzgerald and McCain struck up a friendship after meeting in , which marked Fitzgerald's third season with the Cardinals, and the relationship between the two blossomed over the past decade despite a year age difference.
"Many people might wonder what a young, African-American kid from Minnesota and a highly decorated Vietnam War hero-turned-United States Senator might have in common," Fitzgerald said, via the Cardinals' official website. "Well, I thought of a few.
"I'm black. He was white. I'm young. He wasn't so young. He lived with physical limitations brought on by war. I'm a professional athlete. He ran for president. I run out of bounds. He was the epitome of toughness, and I do everything I can to avoid contac
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