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'Major' is not a naval rank, but it might be the closest word in Vietnamese to John McCain's actual rank (Lt. Commander) at the time of his capture. I think he retired from the Navy as a Captain.

My guess is the designer of that tribute confused the two grades, especially considering "US Navy air force". Yes he did retire as a Captain (O-6).

Very decent of the Vietnamese

The tributes of one-time "enemies" speak very loudly.

Forgiveness is a lever that can move the Universe.

appreciatively,
Bright

citizens in Viet Nam. To me, the site seems to be honoring the N.V.N. achievement in shooting down the plane. I have no problem with them doing that. Just that the focus of the site and the placement of flowers need correct interpretation.

If my understanding is not correct, please advise.

Remember that it was Clinton who proposed normalizing relations with Vietnam, but the repubs were strongly opposed. McCain dragged them into agreement; it was hard to refute the guy who had spent years in their prison camp.

This from the article:

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi said on Sunday it planned to launch a fellowship to support a “young Vietnamese leader committed to public service” to travel to the United States on a study tour annually.

The program will be named the “McCain/Kerry Fellowship” in honor of McCain and John Kerry, another Vietnam War veteran who has promoted U.S.-Vietnam issues during his political career, the embassy said in a statement.

No doubt there will be scholarships named for Trump all over North Korea, Europe, Africa, Central America . . . right??

to snuggle him up next to Lenin when the old bastard croaks. They won't even have to preserve the body it has so much tanning spray on it.

https://www.afp.com/en/news/206/john-mccains-hanoi-hilton-jailor-recalls-stubborn-pow-doc-18k8nh2
John McCain's Hanoi Hilton jailor recalls 'stubborn' POW

....

The early years were grim.

McCain was held in solitary confinement and suffered from dysentery. For months on end, he was fed only bread and pumpkin soup. He communicated with fellow inmates by tapping codes on the thick concrete walls.

And then there were the interrogations and beatings.

"Ropes were put on me and I sat that night bound with ropes," McCain wrote after his 1973 release, recalling one brutal session.

"For the next four days, I was beaten every two to three hours by different guards. My left arm was broken again and my ribs were cracked." ...

His former jailor preferred to focus on the rosier memories, recalling how they joked, shared stories about family and travel, and even dished about women.

Hoa Lo Prison or the "Hanoi Hilton" as it was called. I was there in 1992 when it was still a functioning prison and again in 2009 when most of it had been torn down. I saw the cell McCain spent most of his time and where he was tortured. The picture of McCain is when he visited the prison and his former cell which the Vietnamese have kept.