HANOI, Vietnam (CNN) -- Forty years after his plane was shot down over North Vietnam and he was taken prisoner,  presidential candidate Sen. John McCain's ordeal is included in a 12-minute biographical video. McCain was piloting an A4 Skyhawk on a bombing mission over North Vietnam when he was shot down. Photographs and footage in the video of his time as a prisoner of war to have never been seen before on American television, a campaign aide said. A unified Vietnam has capitalized on its American War -- as it calls it -- history and promotes war-related sites throughout the country to tourists.
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McCain's time in Vietnam marked at Hanoi Hilton and where he was captured
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A portion of the Hoa Lo prison has been preserved and turned into a museum
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McCain's flight suit, helmet and parachute are on display at the museum
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McCain spent 5½ years in the Hanoi Hilton and was released in 1973
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