McCain could have gone home without the permission of anyone. This was in North Vietnam. McCain was being tortured physically and mentally because he was an Admirals son and it would have been a great propaganda coup for the Commies. He stayed heroically.
Trump stayed in New York.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3314642/posts
The Day John McCain Got Shot Down
With all due respect, you have to face the fact that this is untrue, and, that McCain has allowed this myth to circulate. It's sad I know, but it is becoming clear why so many do not like him.
Trump did not serve and it appears he evaded the draft. He chose a different path through life. But character-wise I see Trump as a greater force of good than either John McCain or John Kerry, especially now at this later stage of his life.
For whatever reason Donald Trump has decided to enter the fight and it strongly appears his heart is in the right place. I will pray God forgives him his past transgressions and I will overlook his past flaws as I continue to see the truth pour out of him. Because I believe there is one truth and it flows from many sources, some that appear unlikely. It’s never too late to turn your life around. I applaud Donald Trump for stepping forward now to come to the aid of his country.
Donald Trump now has an opportunity to make his future with the American people. He is given a clean slate.
John McCain has had many opportunities to make his mark, he’s had several clean slate opportunities in his life and he has squandered all of them and ended them by insulting the American people.
I have looked at John McCain’s military award citations. I see a young man driven recklessly under a legacy of a father and grandfather both of whom were 4-star Admirals. I see in his military citations words of exaltation but no ‘acts’ of specific heroism where he acted to save others. I see that he survived and did many acts to preserve himself. But I have looked everywhere for the ‘acts’ that would reveal his inner character as one to be emulated, and, I just can’t find it, I don’t see it. He served his country yes, but so did millions of others. He suffered in war yes, but so did millions of others. I am unable to find anything about him in his past that sets him apart from others and puts him beyond all doubt into an exceptional category of human behavior. He was not an ace pilot, he was not crucial to any military victories. He suffered longer than most and for that suffering he deserves sympathy. But respecting him as a human being is much more difficult.
But there is one that was with him who was truly exceptional:
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