states navy, his family's legacy of service and break the code of conduct. >> mccain was thrown into a cell with two other americans. >> was there a time you didn't think he would make it in. >> i didn't think he would make it the moment i saw him. his body was saying let's die and his mind was saying we're not doing that. >> you remember that kind of conscious thought almost? >> i remember the incredible joy of seeing two american faces and gave me reason to live. >> over the next five and a half years in captivity, he was to repeated torture and experienced frequent bouts of dysentery and constant isolation. >> he was held in solitary confinement for two years. that tested his will to live and his belief system. >> every day was about one thing, survival. >> by christmas 1972, the u.s. dramatically increased its bombing runs over north vietnam in an effort to get the vietnamese to the negotiating table. >> that's what caused the communist negotiator to agree to terms acceptable to president nixon. >> within 60 days from this saturday, all americans held prisoners of war throughout