One of McCain’s Former Captors Sends Condolences

Col. Trần Trọng Duyệt, the man who was in charge of the North Vietnamese prison where John McCain was held as a POW for six years during the Vietnam War, offered his condolences to Việt Nam News upon learning of the senator’s passing.

Said Duyệt:  “At that time I liked him personally for his toughness and strong stance. Later on, when he became a U.S. Senator, he and Senator John Kerry greatly contributed to promote Việtnam-U.S. relations so I was very fond of him.”