John McCain and his Cell Mate

McCain talks about his time during the Vietnam War, in particular his cell mate.

“Retired Col. George “Bud” Day was the “bravest man I ever knew,” Sen. John McCain said Sunday of the war hero with whom he shared a cell as a prisoner in North Vietnam.  Day, a highly decorated serviceman who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1976, died Saturday at age 88 in Florida, according to CNN affiliate WJHG-TV in Panama City.

“I owe my life to Bud, and much of what I know about character and patriotism,” McCain, an Arizona Republican, said in a statement. “His fierce resistance and resolute leadership set the example for us in prison of how to return home with honor.”

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