John MC Cain and Hanoi Hilton prison

His visits the prison in 2009

Hoa Lo Prison or Hanoi Hilton prison was constructed by the French in 1896 mainly to house political prisoners, and the Vietnamese took it over in 1954. It was subsequently used to house prisoners of war. From 1964 to 1973, it was a major POW detention facility. U.S. Senator John McCain was a particularly famous inmate, as was Pete Peterson, the ambassador to Vietnam, and Lieutenant Everett Alvarez, officially the first American pilot to be shot down over Vietnam. Their stories are told from the Vietnamese perspective in photographs and writings grouped in one small room.

Here is some Pictures:

At the front of Hanoi Hilton prison

John MC Cain inside the Hanoi Hilton prison

John MC Cain stands by his former fly suite at Hanoi Hilton prison

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