McCain Meets With Fellow POW Bud Day While in Siouxland

Forty years ago Senator John McCain was shot down over Vietnam. For the next 6 years he was a prisoner of war, tortured while being held captive.

That turning point in his life, and his time as a POW, was recalled at an event in Sioux City Friday along with a fellow POW, Air Force Colonel Bud Day.

"Many years ago on this day, I was able to intercept a surfaced air missle with my own airplane, which was no mean feat to say the least," says McCain.

"He also had a great attribute, that a senior officer looks for and that's followership, John was smarter then me, he was obviously tougher than me, but he could also follow," says Col. Day.

McCain was a 31-year-old navy pilot when his plane was hit.