Yeah, this is one of several ‘issues’ with the idea that he is an out and out military hero.
However, it is widely reported that he could have been released early but choose to stay in Hanoi as he didn’t want special treatment.
Anyone able to explain why he did that if not for heroic reasons?
just speculation but if I was facing discipline for the issues in this article I would probably want to remain in the hand of the communist.
There are some conflicting stories of his behavior as a POW.
The thing is that maybe he was a hero during Vietnam but I judge him on his behavior sin the Senate and therefore he is a slime and evil person.