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1. www.history.com › john-mccainJohn McCain - Senator, Cancer Diagnosis & Children - HISTORY

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   Nov 9, 2009 · John McCain (1936-2018) was an American politician, military officer and Republican nominee for president in the 2008 election. During the Vietnam War, McCain was held prisoner in Vietnam from ...

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3. www.history.com › news › john-mccain-navy-careerJohn McCain in the Military: From Navy Brat to POW | HISTORY

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   Aug 27, 2018 · American Navy Lieutenant, and future U.S. Senator John Sidney McCain III, circa 1964. When John McCain made his first bid for public office in 1982, running for a House seat in Arizona, critics ...

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   Aug 26, 2018 · The Young McCain. The son and grandson of four-star admirals in the U.S. Navy, John Sidney McCain III was born on August 29, 1936, in the Panama Canal Zone.

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   Where did John McCain come from?

   • Navy Lieutenant Commander John McCain arrived at Clark Air Base in the Philippines, after his release from Hanoi during the Vietnam War in 1973. Richard Nixon personally welcomed him home after being a P.O.W for five and a half years. Launching a Political Career

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   When did John McCain become a Senator?

   • John McCain first entered the public spotlight as a Navy fighter pilot during the Vietnam War. Taken prisoner after his plane was shot down, he suffered five and a half years of torture and confinement before his release in 1973. In 1986, he began his long tenure as the U.S. senator from Arizona, a position he holds to this day.

   John McCain - Senator, Cancer Diagnosis & Children - HISTORY

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   When did John McCain return to Vietnam?

   • It was repaired and put back into service the following April, but never returned to Vietnam. John McCain narrowly escaped the fire and, afterwards, volunteered for duty on the USS Oriskany. Just three months later, his plane was shot down over North Vietnam and he was taken prisoner. He was not released until five-and-a-half years later, in 1973.

   Rocket causes deadly fire on aircraft carrier - HISTORY

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   Who is John McCain?

   • John McCain holding a hearing, as Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, about U.S. military strategy in the Middle East in 2015. Later Senate Career After his failed run for president, McCain won reelection to his seat in the Senate in 2010.

   John McCain Was Defiant as a POW and, Often, in Politics

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   Nov 13, 2009 · John McCain narrowly escaped the fire and, afterwards, volunteered for duty on the USS Oriskany. Just three months later, his plane was shot down over North Vietnam and he was taken prisoner.

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7. www.history.com › famous-american-vietnam-vetsFamous American Vietnam Vets - HISTORY

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   Aug 2, 2011 · The young Navy pilot John McCain, son of a four-star admiral, spent five and a half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before going on to become a longtime senator from Arizona and a Republican ...

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   A closer look at John McCain and his run for the US Presidency in 2008.

9. www.history.com › citizens-unitedCitizens United vs. FEC - HISTORY

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   Mar 26, 2018 · McConnell vs. FEC. The U.S. District Court ruled against Citizens United on all counts, citing the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in McConnell vs. FEC (2003), an earlier challenge to campaign ...