John Sidney McCain III born August 29, 1936 was an American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from January 1987 until his death in August 25, 2018. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the highly contested 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama.
McCain graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1958 and was commissioned into the United States Navy. He became a naval aviator and flew ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers. During the Vietnam War, while on a bombing mission over Hanoi in October 1967, he was shot down, seriously injured, and captured by the North Vietnamese. He was a prisoner of war until 1973. He experienced episodes of torture and refused an out-of-sequence early repatriation offer as his father and grandfather were all senior military officers. This bought him The admiration of everyone for refusing to be treated specially rather insisting that rules for prisoner swap must be followed. The wounds that he sustained during the war left him with lifelong physical disabilities. He retired from the Navy as a captain in 1981 and moved to Arizona, where he entered politics. In 1982, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he served two terms. He entered the U.S. Senate in 1987 and won reelection five times, the final time in 2016.
McCain was know for for his conservative views but also for his willingness to disagree with his party stand on certain issues. MacCain condemned bigotry and racism and always encouraged Americans to see more of themselves; they can always be better.
In his last vote in the Senate sections McCain cast a deciding vote allowing the Senate to begin consideration of bills to replace Obamacare. Along with that vote, he delivered a speech criticizing the party-line voting process used by the Republicans, as well as by the Democrats in passing Obamacare to begin with, and McCain also urged a "return to regular order" utilizing the usual committee hearings and deliberations. On July 28, he cast the decisive vote against the Republicans' final proposal that month, the so-called "skinny repeal" option, which failed 49–51
McCain always advocated for bolstering US military presence across the globe. He believed the United States Army was good force against evil anywhere in the world. In the Syrian civil war that had begun in 2011, McCain repeatedly argued for the U.S. intervening militarily in the conflict on the side of the anti-government forces. He staged a visit to rebel forces inside Syria in May 2013, the first senator to do so, and called for arming the Free Syrian Army with heavy weapons and for the establishment of a no-fly zone over the country.
McCain was always ready to reach out to American allies around the world. In the moments of Trump admiration "America first policy" McCain always reassured allies of unwavering support of the United States. He stood up to Russia influence in the Baltic States and was a harsh critic of Putin. He opposed Obama administration cancellation of America missile defence System in Poland.
McCain will be missed by all in the united states; both by opponents and supporters for his demeanour which was always good. It's already evident as his core opponents prayed tribute to him in his funeral. Former President Obama paid tribute to McCIan, describing Mr McCain as an "extraordinary man - a warrior, a statesman, a patriot" who embodied much of what made America great. Mr Obama said that, despite their many differences, "we never doubted we were on the same team".
He added: "John understood that our security and our influence was won not just by our military might, not just by our wealth, not just by our ability to bend others to our will, but from our capacity to inspire others with our adherence to a set of universal values - like rule of law and human rights - and an insistence on the God-given dignity of every human being."
Mr Bush - who defeated Mr McCain for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000 - paid tribute to the senator's courage, honesty and sense of honour. "At various points during his long career, John confronted polices and practices that he believed were unworthy of his country. To the face of those in authority, John McCain would insist: 'We are better than this, America is better than this.' "John would be the first to tell you he was not a perfect man, but he dedicated his life to national ideals that are as perfect as men and women have as yet conceived."
John McCain is survived by wife and 7 children.
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