On his twenty-third bombing mission in October 1967, he was shot down over Hanoi and badly injured. He subsequently endured five and a half years as a prisoner of war, including periods of torture. In 1968, he refused a North Vietnamese offer of early release, because it would have meant leaving before other prisoners who had been held longer. He was released in 1973 after the Paris Peace Accords.
That is a Hero. Great Politician that I agree with maybe not. Hero yes.
And for your information, throughout military history many great warriors were captured and honored by their enemies for having fought so bravely.
Did you watch the video yet or or you going off of the msm/rino press releases?