MINNEAPOLIS — Vice President Mike Pence has paid tribute to the late Sen. John McCain, saying America will always remember his lifetime of service to the United States.

Speaking in Minneapolis at the American Legion’s 100th annual convention Thursday, Pence said McCain served 5½ years as a prison of war in Vietnam and “did not yield.”

Pence says the Arizona Republican later became “one of the most unwavering advocates” of the American military ever to serve in Congress.