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John McCain Captured. Near Hanoi, North Vietnam: This photo, showing an unidentified man being pulled out of a lake, was radioed to Tokyo, October 27, by the North Vietnamese government. In a broadcast, October 27, Radio Hanoi reported that an American pilot identified as Lieutenant Commander John Sydney McCain, U.S.N., was rescued from Truc Bac Lake near Hanoi, October 26, after parachuting from his crippled aircraft, which had been hit by North Vietnamese ground fire. The broadcast said that McCain had been pulled from the water by North Vietnamese soldiers, treated for injuries and jailed. October 26, 1967.

Fair use applies here. This photo documents a very significant event in the life of John McCain, an important public figure and politician. His captivity in Vietnam as a prisoner of war is described in the article "John McCain". No free image of this event is known to exist, nor can one be created, as the photo documents an historical event. Image copyright must be assumed to belong to the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as it is internationally recognized as the legal successor to the former government of North Vietnam that published this photo. This photograph was taken in 1967 and it will become public domain by 2018 as Vietnamese law specifies that photographs remain under copyright protection for 50 years, see also {{PD-Vietnam}}.

Source: Image 1 of 8 Republican Presidential Candidate Senator John McCain. Chicago Tribune (2000-02-23). Retrieved on 2007-11-21. Describes credit as "Photo courtesy of Senator McCain's office".
Source: Milestones: John McCain. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-09. Describes credit as "Library of Congress, via Associated Press".
Source: John McCain (center) being captured by Vietnamese civilians in Truc Bach Lake near Hanoi Vietnam.. Library of Congress (2004-05-26). Retrieved on 2007-12-28. Part of Veterans History Project, general copyright discussion for which at [1].

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Non-free / fair use media rationale for John McCain
Description	Photo of John McCain being captured in Trúc Bạch Lake in Hanoi in 1967
Source	Multiple sources, see above
Article	John McCain
Portion used	Entirety of photograph (unnecessary borders have been cropped)
Low resolution?	No (image is greater than 300 pixels horizontally and vertically). Given image's quality, composition and number of subjects, reduction in resolution would impair image's ability to adequately illustrate events necessary to understand the topic.
Purpose of use	To illustrate crucial, pivotal event in McCain's life
Replaceable?	As a unique historical photograph, free equivalents are not available.

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Early life and military career of John McCain
Description	Photo of John McCain being captured in Trúc Bạch Lake in Hanoi in 1967
Source	Multiple sources, see above
Article	Early life and military career of John McCain
Portion used	Entirety of photograph (unnecessary borders have been cropped)
Low resolution?	No (image is greater than 300 pixels horizontally and vertically). Given image's quality, composition and number of subjects, reduction in resolution would impair image's ability to adequately illustrate events necessary to understand the topic.
Purpose of use	To illustrate pivotal event in McCain's military career and beginning of his five and a half years in captivity
Replaceable?	As a unique historical photograph, free equivalents are not available.

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Trúc Bạch Lake
Description	Photo of John McCain being captured in Trúc Bạch Lake in Hanoi in 1967
Source	Multiple sources, see above
Article	Trúc Bạch Lake
Portion used	Entirety of photograph (unnecessary borders have been cropped)
Low resolution?	No (image is greater than 300 pixels horizontally and vertically). Given image's quality, composition and number of subjects, reduction in resolution would impair image's ability to adequately illustrate events necessary to understand the topic.
Purpose of use	To illustrate single most memorable and commemorated event in the lake's history
Replaceable?	As a unique historical photograph, free equivalents are not available.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	23:40, 5 February 2008	557×378 (47 KB)	White Cat (Talk \| contribs)	(cropped out the sides that served no purpose)
	19:02, 29 August 2006	640×426 (60 KB)	Ldingley (Talk \| contribs)	(John Mccain Captured. Near Hanoi, North Vietnam: This photo, showing an unidentified man being pulled out of a lake, was radioed to Tokyo, October 27, by the North Vietnamese government. In a broadcast, October 27, Radio Hanoi reported that an American pi)