John McCain’s Flight Suit
Battle: Vietnam War
Where it can be seen: Hoa Lo Prison Museum, located at the same site where he was held captive.
Source: Wikimedia
Many may already know that in Vietnam, U.S. Navy pilot John McCain was shot down in Hanoi. McCain was held prisoner at the Hoa Lo Prison for more than five years. He was nicknamed “Hanoi Hilton,” where he and many other POWs were tortured, starved and kept in isolation.
McCain’s story was later told in ‘Faith of My Fathers,’ and went on to become a U.S. senator and a presidential candidate. He worked tirelessly to fight for POWs during his career before passing away in 2018.