Hanoi, Vietnam (CNN) The first time Le Tran Lua laid eyes on John McCain, he wanted to kill him. Le Tran Lua, 68, claims he helped drag John McCain out of Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi after McCain's jet was shot down. John McCain, a US Navy aviator, was piloting a bombing mission targeting a power plant when a surface-to-air missile hit his Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. "Thank you very much Senator John McCain," Son writes in the condolence book. "I came to show the deepest respect for Sen. John McCain -- a great man, great statesman and a great friend of Vietnam," Vinh told CNN.

Source: CNN August 29, 2018 19:18 UTC