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Aug 26, 2018 · John McCain (1936–2018), war hero turned maverick politician. In a Congress where the gulf between red and blue seems wider than it ever has, the long-serving Senator John McCain created an ...
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.
Aug 26, 2018 · John McCain, who shed a playboy image in his youth to become a fighter pilot, revered prisoner of war and both an independent voice in the Republican Party and its 2008 presidential nominee, died ...
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Aug 28, 2018 · John McCain was born at Coco Solo Naval Station in the Panama Canal Zone, which was a U.S. territory at that time. 1958. McCain graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and graduated from flight school two years after that. He later volunteered for combat duty in the Vietnam War. 1965. McCain married his first wife, Carol ...
Aug 27, 2018 · Sen. John McCain, a towering figure in American politics, has died at age 81 following a battle with brain cancer. Look back at McCain's life, politics and l...
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In 1951, John S. McCain III enrolled in Episcopal High School, a private boy’s boarding school in Alexandria, Virginia, where he was a standout wrestler and played for the junior varsity football team. His parents had wanted him to receive his secondary education in one location and have the same circle of friends for more than a year.
Sep 28, 2023 · 13. President Biden honored the late Republican Sen. John McCain, his longtime Senate colleague, on Thursday at a dedication ceremony for a new library in Arizona named for the senator and war hero, with the president using the occasion to harken back to his 2020 campaign theme about the battle for the "soul of America."
