John McCain: Before he was a politicianPublished26 August 2018Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AlamyImage caption, Family portrait of John McCain circa 1944. (left to right: Roberta (John's Mother) Joe, John S. McCain III, Admiral John S. McCain, Sandy, John S. McCain, Jr.Image source, AlamyImage caption, John McCain's family in 1951 - (left to right) John, Roberta, Joe, John S. McCain, Jr.Image source, AlamyImage caption, John McCain with squadron members and a North American T-2 "Buckeye".Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, John McCain (C) being rescued from Hanoi's Truc Bach lake by several Hanoi residents after his Navy warplane was downed by Northern Vietnamese armyImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, McCain lying on a bed in a Hanoi hospital as he was being given medical care for his injuries.Image source, AlamyImage caption, McCain waiting for the rest of the group to leave the bus at airport after being released as prisoner of warImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, McCain is welcomed home to Washington, DC by US President Richard NixonImage source, AlamyImage caption, John McCain interviewed after leaving Vietnam, 24 April 1973