Kamala Harris visits John McCain monument in Vietnam, 3 years after his death

Vice President kamala-harris” target=”_blank”>Kamala Harris < memorial site where late Sen. John McCain was defense in 1967 by the North world-regionswhen he was a military fighter pilot.

Standing in the pouring rain, Harris noted that Wednesday marked three years since McCain died from brain cancer on Aug. 25, 2018. 

The vice president visited the memorial after concluding her bilateral meetings with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President Ngyuen Xuan Phuc, part of her one-week trip through Southeast Asia. 

McCain was held as a prisoner of war for more than five years in Vietnam where he was sometimes tortured and kept in solitary confinement until his release in 1973. 

Wednesday marks three years since U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., died from a bout with cancer. (Getty Images)

Wednesday marks three years since U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., died from a bout with cancer. (Getty Images)

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He later represented Arizona in Congress, first in the House and then later in the Senate, from 1987 until his death. 

McCain and joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< – on top of 5 million already donated — to the country whose citizens are only 2% vaccinated. 

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Her visit falls against the backdrop of the U.S. military’s frantic effort to evacuate people from conflictsamid the Taliban’s takeover that occurred as Biden ordered troops withdrawn. 

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