Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Dennis in Forum, and this is the Daily Article from Monday, August 27, 2018.

Some lives are so vivid, it is difficult to imagine them ended. Some voices are so vibrant,

it is hard to think of them stilled. John McCain was a man of deep conviction and a patriot of the highest order.

This is how President George W. Bush remembered John McCain on Saturday after the Senator

died at the age of 81. True to form, the Senator asked Mr. Bush and President Obama, each of whom

ran against him in presidential campaigns, to deliver eulogies at his funeral.

Today, America is remembering one of our nation's greatest heroes. This morning's Wall Street Journal calls him a principal leader.

CNN describes him as a, quote, war hero, statesman, maverick, end quote, calling him, quote,

one of the leading voices in American politics.

Others have fought for our nation and even been prisoners of war.

Others have served in the United States Senate and even been nominated for President of the United States.

John McCain is being remembered today, especially because of this singular trait, his sacrificial courage. In 1973, McCain wrote about his experience as a

prisoner during the Vietnam War. Reading his account over the weekend was a moving experience for me.

On October 26, 1967, McCain's Skyhawk dive bomber was shot down over Hanoi. His right leg was broken, his left arm was

fractured, and his right arm was broken in three places. Vietnamese doctors eventually tried to put a

cast on his right arm without Novakane, but could not set the bones and put him in a chest cast.

He spent two years in solitary confinement communicating with fellow

prisoners by tapping codes through the prison walls. He suffered from dysentery for a year and a half.

Since his father was commander-in-chief of U.S. forces in the Pacific, Vietnamese camp officials

offered at one point to release him. McCain refused, insisting that those who had

been imprisoned before him be set free first. He was then subjected to extreme torture. His left arm was

broken again and his ribs were cracked. He was made to stand on a stool for days. He was finally released

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