John McCain, a struggling student, finds success in wrestling and perseveres at the US Naval Academy, aiming to follow in his family's footsteps as a career Navy officer. He marries Carole and starts a family, but his life takes a drastic turn when he's shot down and captured by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Despite years of brutal torture and suffering, McCain resists his captors, only once breaking under the intense physical pain, and is eventually released after five and a half years in captivity.
Faith of My Fathers
Desmond Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist, became a medic during the Battle of Okinawa, defying conventional norms by refusing to carry a weapon.
