Orson Swindle’s first conversation with the late Senator John McCain was tapped out in code on a wall between prison cells. The retired Marine officer met McCain in 1967 when both were prisoners of war at the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” prison in Vietnam. U.S. servicemen used a secret code to communicate with each other while […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker today ordered all Alaska and U.S. flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Arizona Senator John McCain, who passed away on Saturday after battling cancer at the age of 81. He will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Senator McCain was a naval bomber pilot, prisoner of […]
Many across the nation and the world are looking on in disbelief as the White House flag now stands at full mast less than 48 hours, while other flags in the nation’s capital and across the nation continue to be flown at half-mast in memory of John McCain, statesman, and Vietnam war hero. In an apparent rebuke […]
CAPITOL HILL — U.S. Senator John McCain died Saturday at age 81 after a battle with brain cancer that robbed America of a revered statesman, proud patriot and self-sacrificing warrior. His wife, Cindy, said on Twitter: My heart is broken. I am so lucky to have lived the adventure of loving this incredible man for 38 […]