http://www.paperlessarchives.com/mccainciafiles.html He was captured on October 26, 1967 and was there for 5 1/2 years, 2 of those years in solatary confinement. And released on March 17, 1973
John McCain was a Prisoner of War for 5 1/2 years, from 1967 through 1973.
John McCain has been a Senator for 21 years (as of January 3, 2008). He took office on January 3, 1987. Before that, he was in the House of Representatives for 4 years.
I think he was held captive for about 3-4 years.
John McCain was held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam for five and a half years. He was captured when his plane was shot down over Hanoi, and endured much torture while being held captive.
5 1/2 years.. From 1967 - 1973
He was in the US Navy.
I think he was a POW for about 5 years.
5 1/2 years
How long was Michele in a POW
John McCain spent 6 weeks in a POW camp hospital. Overall, he spent 6 years in Vietnamese POW camps.
McCain was a POW during the Vietnam war.
Try, "Faith of my Fathers", by John McCain & Mark Salter.
John McCain, Republican candidate in 2008 was a POW .
Arizona Senator John McCain served during the Vietnam War and as a POW was a prisoner for five and a half years .
McCain was a POW for over 5 years in a Prisoner of War camp near the capital of Hanoi in North Vietnam. The POW camp was nicknamed, the "Hanoi Hilton."
Nothing, he was a true war hero.
From october 1967-1973.
John McCain has been a life long republican.
John Mccain I think lives in the beautiful city of Scottsdale, AZ.
John McCain was in held prisoner in Vietnam for five and a half years. ----
John McCain was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1982, and then to the Senate in 1986 after two terms in the House. Before taking public office, he was an aviator in the navy for 22 years, including his time as a POW. John McCain was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1982, and then to the Senate in 1986 after two terms in the House. Before taking public office, he was an aviator in the navy for 22 years, including his time as a POW.