Wasn’t a young Ensign McCain on the Forrestal that day?
Yes, he was.
Yes... and, according to some, he was busy causing the deadly disaster through deliberate recklessness... which was then covered up thanks to his familial Admirals.
Yes and he was the only one transferred out that night.
A proper investigation wasn’t done as to the cause of the accident.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rocket-causes-deadly-fire-on-aircraft-carrier
Indeed, he was. In addition to nearly sinking an aircraft carrier, he crashed several planes. He was Viet Cong war hero.
John McCain was at a bar in Saigon before these fires were extinguished
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081007_investigating_john_mccains_tragedy_at_sea#.Va5aMEmVXUw.mailto
Sad that he is our HERO?
Hundreds of sailors were seriously injured and 134 lost their lives in the devastating fire. Twenty planes were destroyed. It was the worst loss of a life on a U.S. Navy ship since World War II. Temporary repairs were made to the ship in the Philippines before the Forrestal headed back to Norfolk, Virginia. It was repaired and put back into service the following April, but never returned to Vietnam.
John McCain narrowly escaped the fire and, afterwards, volunteered for duty on the USS Oriskany. Just three months later, his plane was shot down over North Vietnam and he was taken prisoner. He was not released until five-and-a-half years later, in 1973.