{"id":6031,"date":"2018-08-26T00:51:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T00:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/24\/remembering-john-mccain-navy-veteran-and-us-lawmaker\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:48:05","slug":"remembering-john-mccain-navy-veteran-and-us-lawmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/leadership\/2018\/08\/26\/remembering-john-mccain-navy-veteran-and-us-lawmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering John McCain, Navy veteran and US lawmaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=492bb8ab-03c3-424e-837a-16f301fdf5a5\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-492bb8ab-03c3-424e-837a-16f301fdf5a5.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In remembrance of Sen. John McCain, 1936 &#8211; 2018, Navy pilot, statesman, maverick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Arizona Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam who became one of the nation\u2019s most prominent defense policy voices, passed away Saturday at the age of 81.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The onetime Navy pilot and longtime lawmaker was among the best known veterans in America, and has arguably been the most influential and consistent military advocate for the Republican Party over the last three decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2152\" height=\"1896\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9300\" data-id=\"9300\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080909015671.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080909015671.jpg.jpg 2152w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080909015671.jpg.jpg?resize=300,264 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080909015671.jpg.jpg?resize=768,677 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080909015671.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,902 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080909015671.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1353 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080909015671.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1804 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2152px) 100vw, 2152px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">John McCain, the onetime Navy pilot and longtime lawmaker, was among the best known veterans in America, and has arguably been the most influential and consistent military advocate for the Republican party for the last three decades. (Stephan Savoia\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2123\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9309\" data-id=\"9309\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_08082508178.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_08082508178.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_08082508178.jpg.jpg?resize=300,212 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_08082508178.jpg.jpg?resize=768,543 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_08082508178.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,725 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_08082508178.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1087 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_08082508178.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1449 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Lt. Cmdr. John McCain III, 30, right, shown in 1967, is a member of a famous U.S. Navy family and served as an aircraft carrier pilot. His father, John S. McCain Jr., center, served as the Navy&#8217;s commander in chief in Europe. His grandfather, left, Adm. John S. McCain, commanded all U.S. aircraft carriers in the Pacific during World War II. (AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1185\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9315\" data-id=\"9315\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_070202045707.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_070202045707.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_070202045707.jpg.jpg?resize=300,237 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_070202045707.jpg.jpg?resize=768,607 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_070202045707.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,809 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">John McCain, front right, poses with his squadron in 1965. McCain has been awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross medal and the Prisoner of War medal. (Library of Congress via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1560\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9322\" data-id=\"9322\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_67010101436.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_67010101436.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_67010101436.jpg.jpg?resize=300,234 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_67010101436.jpg.jpg?resize=768,599 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_67010101436.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,799 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_67010101436.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1198 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">John McCain is administered to a Hanoi, Vietnam, hospital as a prisoner of war in the fall of 1967. McCain spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy, a quarter of it in a Vietnamese POW camp after his jet was shot down over Hanoi during an Oct. 26, 1967, bombing mission. (AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"3000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9332\" data-id=\"9332\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51091689.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51091689.jpg.jpg 2084w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51091689.jpg.jpg?resize=208,300 208w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51091689.jpg.jpg?resize=768,1106 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51091689.jpg.jpg?resize=711,1024 711w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51091689.jpg.jpg?resize=1067,1536 1067w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-51091689.jpg.jpg?resize=1423,2048 1423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Lt. Cmdr. John McCain is welcomed by U.S. President Richard Nixon on May 24, 1973, in Washington, D.C., upon McCain&#8217;s release from a POW camp during the Vietnam War. (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1995\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9344\" data-id=\"9344\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_850218015.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_850218015.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_850218015.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_850218015.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_850218015.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_850218015.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_850218015.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Rep. John McCain, R-Ariz., holds a photo of a marker in Hanoi at Truc Bach Lake where he parachuted after being shot down as a Navy pilot in the Vietnam War. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982. (Jim Bourdier\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9349\" data-id=\"9349\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-80136988.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-80136988.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-80136988.jpg.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-80136988.jpg.jpg?resize=768,524 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-80136988.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,699 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-80136988.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1049 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-80136988.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1398 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. President George W. Bush, right, listens after endorsing Republican presidential candidate John McCain in the Rose Garden of the White House on March 5, 2008. McCain had lost to Bush for the presidency in 2000. (Jim Watson\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2918\" height=\"1946\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9353\" data-id=\"9353\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080407013707.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080407013707.jpg.jpg 2918w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080407013707.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080407013707.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080407013707.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080407013707.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_080407013707.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2918px) 100vw, 2918px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, greets veterans who were in the audience after delivering a speech at the National World War I Museum on April 7, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo. (Mary Altaffer\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1858\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9362\" data-id=\"9362\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-83169381.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-83169381.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-83169381.jpg.jpg?resize=300,186 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-83169381.jpg.jpg?resize=768,476 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-83169381.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,634 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-83169381.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,951 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-83169381.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1268 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. left, speaks during a debate with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. McCain lost the general election to Obama in 2008. (Mark Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3456\" height=\"3456\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9374\" data-id=\"9374\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_357041866962-Cropped.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_357041866962-Cropped.jpg.jpg 3456w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_357041866962-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_357041866962-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_357041866962-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_357041866962-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_357041866962-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_357041866962-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,2048 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3456px) 100vw, 3456px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets Afghanistan war veteran Sgt. Luke Cifka on Capitol Hill on Dec. 9, 2014. McCain was heavily involved in veterans policy and reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs. (J. Scott Applewhite\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5403\" height=\"3607\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9385\" data-id=\"9385\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2044803.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2044803.jpg.jpg 5403w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2044803.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2044803.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2044803.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2044803.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2044803.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5403px) 100vw, 5403px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sen. John McCain talks with Air Force Lt. Col. Karl Weinbrecht at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2015. (1st Lt. Michael Mortellaro\/U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3282\" height=\"2368\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9397\" data-id=\"9397\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_061116057284.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_061116057284.jpg.jpg 3282w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_061116057284.jpg.jpg?resize=300,216 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_061116057284.jpg.jpg?resize=768,554 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_061116057284.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,739 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_061116057284.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1108 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_061116057284.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1478 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3282px) 100vw, 3282px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sen. John McCain\u2019s death removes one of the few remaining Vietnam-era veterans from national elected office, a fact that the senator lamented in a CNN interview in spring 2017. He said he hoped the next generation of service members from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars could help rekindle civil debate on Capitol Hill. (J. Scott Applewhite\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2140\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9402\" data-id=\"9402\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-822482414.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-822482414.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-822482414.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-822482414.jpg.jpg?resize=768,548 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-822482414.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,730 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-822482414.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1096 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-822482414.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1461 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sen. John McCain returns to the Senate accompanied by his wife Cindy on July 25, 2017, in Washington, D.C. McCain had been diagnosed with brain cancer but returned on the day the Senate held a key procedural vote on U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9422\" data-id=\"9422\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-868358722.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-868358722.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-868358722.jpg.jpg?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-868358722.jpg.jpg?resize=768,492 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-868358722.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,655 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-868358722.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,983 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-868358722.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1311 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, laughs while trying to put on his gift, a Navy bathrobe, after addressing the Naval Academy on Oct. 30, 2017, in Annapolis, Md. He spoke about the importance of American leadership and service to one&#8217;s country. (Astrid Riecken\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3671\" height=\"2508\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9429\" data-id=\"9429\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17351816783364.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17351816783364.jpg.jpg 3671w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17351816783364.jpg.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17351816783364.jpg.jpg?resize=768,525 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17351816783364.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,700 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17351816783364.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1049 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17351816783364.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1399 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3671px) 100vw, 3671px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">On Dec. 1, 2017, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left a closed-door session where Republican senators met on the GOP effort to overhaul the tax code. President Donald Trump announced McCain was returning home to Arizona after being hospitalized over the side effects from his brain cancer treatment. (J. Scott Applewhite\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about his life and career:<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/08\/26\/john-mccain-war-hero-political-giant-dies-at-81\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17293442564560.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">John McCain \u2014 war hero, political giant \u2014 dies at 81<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">John McCain, the onetime Navy pilot and longtime lawmaker, was among the best known veterans in America, and has arguably been the most influential and consistent military advocate for the Republican Party over the last three decades.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Sen. 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