September 11, 2008 Video shows McCain's release from Vietnamese prison Play video

(NECN/AP) - AP Television News has exclusively acquired previously unseen footage showing the release of presidential candidate, and then prisoner of war, John McCain to the U.S. Military in Hanoi on March 14, 1973.

A former reporter from Swedish broadcaster SVT, Erik Eriksson, said he found the video in the network's archives when he was looking for footage for a book he was writing about his experiences as a war correspondent in Vietnam.

The footage shows McCain stepping off a bus with other prisoners. He has a pronounced limp but is not using crutches.

It then shows McCain standing in a lineup when his name is called. He walks up to salute and shake hands with U.S. Military officers.

The last part of the footage shows a U.S. Air Force jet stationary on a runway as released prisoners walk towards it.

*Please note: There is no audio in this clip*