John McCain: Before he was a politician

News imageAlamy Family portrait from the office of United States Senator John McCain (Republican of Arizona), the presumptive 2008 Republican nominee for President of the United States, circa 1944.Alamy
Family portrait of John McCain circa 1944. (left to right: Roberta (John's Mother) Joe, John S. McCain III, Admiral John S. McCain, Sandy, John S. McCain, Jr.
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John McCain's family in 1951 - (left to right) John, Roberta, Joe, John S. McCain, Jr.
News imageAlamy John McCain with Squadron members and a North American T-2 "Buckeye".Alamy
John McCain with squadron members and a North American T-2 "Buckeye".
News imageGetty Images A photo taken 26 October 1967 shows US Navy Airforce Major John McCain (C) being rescued from Hanoi's Truc Bach lake by several Hanoi residents after his Navy warplane was downed by Northern Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War.Getty Images
John McCain (C) being rescued from Hanoi's Truc Bach lake by several Hanoi residents after his Navy warplane was downed by Northern Vietnamese army
News imageGetty Images This file picture taken in 1967 shows US Navy Airforce Major John McCain lying on a bed in a Hanoi hospital as he was being given medical care for his injuries.Getty Images
McCain lying on a bed in a Hanoi hospital as he was being given medical care for his injuries.
News imageAlamy McCain waiting for the rest of the group to leave the bus at airport after being released as POW Record Group 428 General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1947-2004 Citation: 428-GX Box 262 N 11556665 Rediscovery #10473 10473 2007 001 John McCain After Being Released as Prisoner of WarAlamy
McCain waiting for the rest of the group to leave the bus at airport after being released as prisoner of war
News imageGetty Images Lieutenant Commander John Mccain Is Welcomed By U.S. President Richard Nixon Upon Mccain's Release From Five And One-Half Years As A P.O.W. During The Vietnam War May 24, 1973 In Washington, D.CGetty Images
McCain is welcomed home to Washington, DC by US President Richard Nixon
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John McCain interviewed after leaving Vietnam, 24 April 1973