John McCain III in Truc Bach Lake

I came across this picture of John McCain being captured during the Vietnam War on the Big Picture blog.

I've seen hundreds of photographs of McCain and Obama, but I've never  seen this one before.

I'm not endorsing McCain (as if my opinion mattered) and not not endorsing him either.  It's just an interesting moment in military history.

The photo is from the Library of Congress, and appears as part of their Veterans History Project where McCain was interviewed, mainly about his captivity where he spent more than five long years in a hell hole.

John McCain (center) being captured by Vietnamese civilians in Truc Bach Lake near Hanoi Vietnam [ Library of Congress ]

Here's his interview with the Veteran's History Project