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Today in History: March 14, John McCain freed from POW camp

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A black and white photo of John McCain in 1973 after being released from a POW camp
John S. McCain III is escorted by Lt. Cmdr. Jay Coupe Jr., public relations officer, March 14, 1973, to Hanoi’s Gia Lam Airport after the POW was released. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)
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Future U.S. senator and presidential candidate John McCain was released from North Vietnamese captivity after being held as a prisoner of war for over five years.

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