I have a question of the board:
All due respect to our next President, John McCain, I note in the photos that he seems to have trouble raising his arms a little. Is that because of what he went thru during the Vietnam War? It was what I thought.
God Bless John McCain and Sarah Palin and their families.
Yes - you’re right. Another thread a person posted noticed how Sarah, when she was standing near McCain, kept her arms lower than his while waving. Not sure if that was natural respect or a good tip by her handlers. I’ll have to watch for that.
I believe in Hanoi Hilton they tied his arms behind his back and then tied his back arms to a pulley and raised him over and over.
Yes, that's correct. His broken arms were allowed to heal without ever being properly set, and he cannot raise his hands above his head.
It's documented in Wikipedia, and is sourced to an article in Vanity Fair.