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John Sidney McCain III was an American politician and naval officer who represented Arizona in the United States Congress for over 35 years, first as a U.S. representative from 1983 to 1987, then as a U.S. senator from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the 2008 presidential election.
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Born 29 August 1936 · Died 25 August 2018 · Q10390
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I'm a Reagan Republican, a proponent of lower taxes, less government, free markets, free trade, defense readiness, and democratic internationalism.
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“America should never undertake a war unless we are prepared to do everything necessary to succeed, unless we have a realistic and comprehensive plan for success, and unless all relevant agencies of government are committed to that success.”
“I'm a Reagan Republican, a proponent of lower taxes, less government, free markets, free trade, defense readiness, and democratic internationalism.”
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“re against it.Let me tell you, before he ever debates Barack Obama, John McCain should finish the debate with himself. And what”
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“s family. The flag at the White House, which had been lowered to half-staff the day of McCain”
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“Could all this have been avoided? ... The answer is absolutely yes. If I sound angry it”
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“go a day without someone bringing up (that) moment,”
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“I never considered myself a maverick. I consider myself a person who serves the people of Arizona to the best of his abilities.”
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“Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans; and please believe me when I say, no association has ever meant more to me than that.”
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“I believe that there is a special place in hell for people like those.”
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Public attention spiked: 16,529 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.7× the usual 2,921, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Move 1 url. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:URLREQ#post-gazette.com
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Public attention spiked: 33,717 Wikipedia readers in one day, 11.5× the usual 2,921, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: Naval training, first marriage, and Vietnam War assignment Converted sources.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “A photo authentically shows Senators John McCain and Lindsay Graham standing with Osama Bin Laden.” Old Fake.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “An image shows Lindsey Graham, John McCain and Osama Bin Laden meeting” Altered picture.
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Deadline.com: ‘Ghost Of John McCain’ Off Broadway Review: Living Rent Free In The Mind Of A Not-So-Stable-Genius
The Washington Post: This John McCain is stuck in purgatory inside Trump’s head
Snopes rated the claim “A 2000 TV advertisement for John McCain's presidential campaign featured footage of him taken in Arlington National Cemetery.” True.
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Rolling Stone: John McCain’s Son Says He Will Vote for Harris in November
The Guardian: John McCain’s son says he will vote Democrat as he slams Trump Arlington visit
Yahoo: John McCain’s military son changes political parties, endorses Kamala Harris
New York Post: John McCain’s son Jimmy plans to vote for Kamala Harris, rebukes Trump over Arlington Cemetery debacle
Forbes: John McCain’s Son Will Reportedly Support Kamala Harris—Criticizes Trump’s Arlington Appearance
Deadline.com: ‘Ghost Of John McCain’ Sets Off-Broadway Cast Ahead Of Fall Opening; Daughter Meghan Still Hasn’t RSVP’d Invitation
The Guardian: Meghan McCain ‘repulsed’ by Arizona Republican who condemned late father
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Joe Biden (2022).
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The Guardian: ‘Let’s do it’: John McCain knew Palin VP pick was a huge gamble, new book says
The Guardian: Arizona Republicans censure McCain, Flake and Ducey over Trump split
The Guardian: Jennifer Lawrence: I voted for John McCain rather than Barack Obama
The Guardian: Roberta McCain, John McCain's mother, dies aged 108
The Guardian: Cindy McCain, lifelong Republican, endorsing Biden because ‘he’s the better man’
The Guardian: Cindy McCain rebukes Trump and publicly endorses Biden for president
Lead Stories rated the claim “Jeffrey Epstein's private jet flight logs list Joe Biden, John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Pope Francis, 4 CNN Anchors, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as passengers” False.
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The Guardian: Order to hide USS John McCain from Trump not 'unreasonable' – chief of staff
The Guardian: 'Out of sight': Trump confirms USS John McCain was hidden from his view
FactCheck.org rated the claim “Meme claims John McCain received "a pardon from President Richard Nixon."” False.
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The Guardian: 'I'm not a fan': Trump's grudge against John McCain continues even in death
Snopes rated the claim “Arizona's governor has appointed Sheriff Joe Arpaio to fill the late John McCain's U.S. Senate seat.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “A photograph shows senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham posing with Osama bin Laden.” False.
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Died 2018-08-25.
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McCain's family announced that he would no longer receive treatment for his cancer
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Awarded Global Citizen Awards (2018).
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Underwent surgery for an infection relating to diverticulitis
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Published video “Cindy McCain Accepts Ewald Von Kleist Award on Behalf of Senator John McCain”.
“War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality.”
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“When you’re in the midst, it feels like it will never end. But you keep going and moving forward—and suddenly you’re looking back on the pain rather than living it.”
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“I am reminded of the words of Chairman Mao: It's always darkest before it goes completely black.”
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“America, the only nation ever founded in the name of liberty, never had a more ardent champion of liberty than Barry Goldwater. Simply put, Barry Goldwater was in love with freedom.”
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“Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater than yourself, to a cause, to your principles, to the people on whom you rely and who rely on you in return.”
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Published video “SENATOR MCCAIN'S OPENING STATEMENT AT SENATE ARMED SERVICES HEARING, December 7, 2017”.
Published video “SENATOR McCAIN ATTENDS THE US ARMY TWILIGHT TATTOO AND RECEIVES AN AWARD, November 14, 2017”.
Published video “SENATOR MCCAIN SPEAKS ON SENATE FLOOR ON THE NOMINATION OF MARK ESPER, November 15, 2017”.
Published video “McCAIN ON SENATE FLOOR ON OPPOSITION OF STEVEN BRADBURY 11 14 17”.
Published video “SENATOR MCCAIN'S OPENING STATEMENT AT SENATE ARMED SERVICES HEARING NOMINATIONS, Nov 14, 2017”.
Published video “SENATOR MCCAIN COMMEMORATES VETERANS DAY”.
Published video “SENATOR MCCAIN'S OPENING STATEMENT AT SENATE ARMED SERVICES HEARING ON NOMINATIONS, Nov 09, 2017”.
Published video “McCAIN SPEAKS ON SENATE FLOOR ON NEED FOR MIDDLE EAST STRATEGY”.
Published video “SENATOR MCCAIN'S OPENING STATEMENT AT SENATE ARMED SERVICES HEARING ON NOMINATIONS, Nov 11, 2017”.
Snopes rated the claim “A catastrophic fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal in 1967 that killed 134 sailors and injured 161 was caused by reckless behavior on the part of then-Navy pilot John McCain.” False.
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McCain underwent a minimally invasive craniotomy at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, to remove a blood clot above his left eye
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Meghan joined the cast of the popular ABC talk show The View as a co-host
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Reduced his role in the Senate to focus on treatment, dying from the disease in 2018
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Career landmark: United States senator (2017–2018).
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The Washington Post: John McCain reelected in Arizona Senate contest
Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph shows Senator John McCain posing with ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.” Miscaptioned.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says Donald Trump "has the gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes."” Half True.
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Allegheny College awarded McCain, along with Vice President Joe Biden, its Prize for Civility in Public Life
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“s 2016 Senate election. During 2015, McCain strongly opposed the Obama administration”
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Career landmark: United States senator (2015–2017).
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The Kyiv Patriarchate awarded McCain its own version of the Order of St
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Became Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee
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McCain led the opposition to the appointments of Colleen Bell, Noah Mamet, and George Tsunis to the ambassadorships in Hungary, Argentina, and Norway, respectively, arguing they were unqualified
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And was "censured by the Arizona Republican party for a so-called 'liberal' voting record"
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Career landmark: United States senator (2013–2015).
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The National Journal gave McCain a composite score of 73 percent conservative and 27 percent liberal, while in 2013 he received a composite score of 60 percent conservative and 40 percent liberal
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Career landmark: United States senator (2011–2013).
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McCain repeatedly argued for the U
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And McCain's campaign edge being slow to wear off
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“A lot of people, including me, thought he might be the Republican building bridges to the Obama Administration. But he”
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President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia awarded McCain the Order of National Hero, an award never previously given to a non-Georgian
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At the age of 72 years and 144 days, he would have been the oldest person to become president
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Career landmark: United States senator (2009–2011).
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Election lost: 2008 presidential election.
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Snopes rated the claim “An article accurately recounts details of Senator John McCain's divorce from his first wife, Carol.” True.
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McCain and Palin became the Republican Party's presidential and vice presidential nominees at the 2008 Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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McCain revealed Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his surprise choice for a running mate
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Snopes rated the claim “Senator John McCain once said that "the Democratic Party is a fine party, and I have no problems with it."” True.
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Campaign: 2008 presidential election.
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“small government; fiscal discipline; low taxes; a strong defense, judges who enforce, and not make, our laws; the social values that are the true source of our strength; and, generally, the steadfast defense of our rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
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“By 2008, I think I might be ready to go down to the old soldiers home and await the cavalry charge there.”
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Career landmark: United States senator (2007–2009).
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The World Leadership Forum presented McCain with the Policymaker of the Year Award; it is given internationally to someone who has "created, inspired or strongly influenced important policy or legislation"
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The Eisenhower Institute awarded McCain the Eisenhower Leadership Prize
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While the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 passed the Senate in May 2006 but failed in the House
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Career landmark: United States senator (2005–2007).
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Career landmark: United States senator (2003–2005).
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Awarded Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class (2002).
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Awarded Freedom Award (2001).
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Career landmark: United States senator (2001–2003).
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McCain supported Bush and the U
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McCain used political capital gained from his presidential run, as well as improved legislative skills and relationships with other members, to become one of the Senate's most influential members
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Election lost: 2000 presidential election.
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Won New Hampshire's primary with 49 percent of the vote to Bush's 30 percent
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While still elected as a Democrat) as his VP candidate instead, he consistently defended Palin's performances at his events
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For that condition left a noticeable mark on the left side of his face
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Campaign: 2000 presidential election.
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In Nashua, New Hampshire, saying he was staging "a fight to take our government back from the power brokers and special interests, and return it to the people and the noble cause of freedom it was created to serve"
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Awarded Profile in Courage Award (1999).
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McCain shared the Profile in Courage Award with Feingold for their work in trying to enact their campaign finance reform, although the bill was still failing repeated attempts to gain cloture
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“a fight to take our government back from the power brokers and special interests, and return it to the people and the noble cause of freedom it was created to serve”
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“The appearance of it was wrong. It”
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McCain said: "The appearance of it was wrong
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Career landmark: United States senator (1999–2001).
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McCain shared the Profile in Courage Award with Senator Russ Feingold for their work towards campaign finance reform
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Awarded Dr. Nathan Davis Award for United States Senators (1998).
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Proposing legislation to increase cigarette taxes to fund anti-smoking campaigns, discourage teenage smokers, increase money for health research studies, and help states pay for smoking-related health care costs
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About the Clintons that was widely deemed not fit to print in newspapers: "Do you know why Chelsea Clinton is so ugly
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Career landmark: United States senator (1997–1999).
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McCain became chairman of the powerful Senate Commerce Committee; he was criticized for accepting funds from corporations and businesses under the committee's purview, but in response said the small contributions he rece
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Career landmark: United States senator (1995–1997).
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Worked with Democratic Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold on campaign finance reform; their McCain–Feingold bill attempted to put limits on "soft money"
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Career landmark: United States senator (1993–1995).
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McCain opposed military operations in Somalia
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And 1994, McCain voted to confirm President Clinton's nominees to the U
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Cindy brought an abandoned three-month-old girl needing medical treatment to the U
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Career landmark: United States senator (1991–1993).
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Career landmark: United States senator (1989–1991).
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Career landmark: United States senator (1987–1989).
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McCain was one of the five senators whom Keating contacted to prevent the government's seizure of Lincoln, and McCain met twice with federal regulators to discuss the government's investigation of Lincoln
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Made his first return trip to Vietnam, and also traveled to Chile where he met with its military junta ruler, General Augusto Pinochet
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Career landmark: United States representative (1985–1987).
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McCain and Cindy had their first child, daughter Meghan, followed two years later by son John IV and in 1988 by son James
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And gained a spot on the House Foreign Affairs Committee
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McCain was elected to lead the incoming group of Republican representatives, and was assigned to the House Committee on Interior Affairs
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Career landmark: United States representative (1983–1985).
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Career landmark: United States representative (1983–1987).
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McCain was elected to the House of Representatives, where he served two terms
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McCain ran as a Republican for an open seat in Arizona's 1st congressional district, which was being vacated by 30-year incumbent Republican John Jacob Rhodes
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With Senators William Cohen and Gary Hart attending as groomsmen
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Became Commanding Officer of a training squadron stationed in Florida
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Studied at National War College (1973–1974).
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McCain was a lieutenant commander when he was near the center of the USS Forrestal fire
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McCain was 28 when he married Carol Shepp, who had worked as a runway model and secretary
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And became a naval pilot of ground-attack aircraft; he was assigned to A-1 Skyraider squadrons aboard the aircraft carriers USS Intrepid and USS Enterprise in the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas
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Studied at United States Naval Academy (1958).
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Studied at Episcopal High School (1951–1954).
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The family settled in Northern Virginia, and McCain attended Episcopal High School, a private preparatory boarding school in Alexandria
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Born 1936-08-29.
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At Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone, to naval officer John S
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