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

McCain endured more than five years as a POW in the Vietnam War and later, as a U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate, ...

What John McCain Went Through as a POW - ABC News

One poll suggests the real estate mogul leads the pack in the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. &# ...

Sen. John McCain faced death twice as a Navy pilot and survived ...

Even as he ended treatment for brain cancer, the Arizona Republican demonstrated the same courage he displayed 50 years ago as a fighter ...

The True Nature of John McCain's Heroism | The New Yorker

James Carroll on how the Arizona senator John McCain, recently diagnosed with a brain tumor, transformed the experience of imprisonment into ...

John McCain rebelled at the Naval Academy — and as a POW

As a prisoner of war in Vietnam, then-Lt. Cmdr. John McCain suffered life-threatening injuries. Here's the story of how he survived.

Early life and military career of John McCain - Wikipedia

The early life and military career of John Sidney McCain III spans the first forty-five years of his life (1936–1981). McCain's father and grandfather were ...

Statement by Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis on the Passing ...

We have lost a man who steadfastly represented the best ideals of our country. As a Naval Officer and defiant prisoner of war, John McCain stood with his ...

Defiance, survival defined John McCain - Star Tribune

The son of an admiral and Navy pilot trained in the art of defiance years before his de-winged aircraft cratered at a Hanoi lake.

How John McCain Used POW Lessons To Succeed In Life

Any John McCain biography might tell you the longtime U.S. senator earned a reputation as a maverick by upholding his convictions even if ...

How John McCain's Years as a Vietnam POW Shaped His Life | TIME

John McCain, the Arizona Senator who died on Saturday, lived much of his life in the public political eye — but Americans started to learn ...

John McCain, the Hanoi Hilton, and public virtue | Acton Institute

Sen. John McCain, who passed away on Saturday, is undeniably the most famous prisoner of war held captive and tortured by the North Vietnamese.

Out of a tortured past: The story of John McCain and his fellow POWs

Editor's note: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has come under fire for criticizing fellow Republican and ex-Vietnam POW John McCain by saying ...

The McCains: A Military Legacy - Gold Coast Veterans Foundation

Joe McCain reminisces about growing up with a young John McCain, their family's military service and what it was like hearing that John had been shot down over ...

John McCain, War Hero, Senator, Presidential Contender, Dies at 81

A naval aviator who endured torture in Vietnam, Mr. McCain rose to the heights of power in Washington until cancer felled him.

DoD Mourns Death of Senator John S. McCain - Joint Chiefs of Staff

United States senator and retired Navy Capt. John S. McCain died yesterday in Arizona after a long battle with cancer. He was 81.

War hero and presidential candidate John McCain dies at 81

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned ...

The time John McCain's captors left him for dead - YouTube

As a Prisoner of War in Vietnam, then-Lt. Commander John McCain suffered life-threatening injuries. Here's the story of how he survived.

Rachel Clarke: Senator John McCain's surprising lesson for doctors

McCain vividly depicts the life-saving power of being able to communicate with one's fellows. “As far as this business of solitary confinement goes,” he wrote.

John S. McCain III - Lessons from a "Biased" Son on Legacy ...

Editor's note: Anyone who has ever worn a military uniform is no stranger to sacrifice; their normal is weeks and months of long working ...

Courage and defiance: the life of the late John McCain

John McCain, the veteran US senator and war hero, passed away on Saturday aged 81, just four days shy of his 82nd birthday, ...