John McCain (1936–2018)
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John Sidney McCain III was born in the Panama Canal Zone at Coco Solo Naval Air Station on August 29, 1936. In 1954, he entered the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He fought in the Vietnam War as a naval aviator and was a prisoner of war (POW) beginning on October 26, 1967. In March 1968, näytä lisää he was put into solitary confinement, where he would remain for two years. He was a POW for five and a half years before being released on March 14, 1973. He retired from the Navy as a Captain in 1981. He moved to Arizona and began a career in politics. He won two terms in the U. S. House of Representatives, from 1983 to 1987, followed by six terms in the U. S. Senate. He was the Republican presidential nominee in the 2008 United States presidential election. In 2015, he became chairman of the Armed Services Committee. He wrote numerous books with his aide Mark Salter including Worth the Fighting For; Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life; Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember; Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them; 13 Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War; Faith of My Fathers; and The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights and Other Appreciations. He died from brain cancer on August 25, 2018 at the age of 81. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Tekijän teokset
Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember (2005) 338 kappaletta
The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations (2018) 312 kappaletta
2008 Second Presidential Debate: Barack Obama and John McCain (10/07/08): Barack Obama and John McCain (10/07/08) 3 kappaletta
Barack Obama vs. John McCain - Side by Side Senate Voting Record for Easy Comparison (2008) 3 kappaletta
Active Measures 2 kappaletta
SUCCESS BUILT TO LAST 1 kappale
Leader Born 1 kappale
Faith of My Fathers Worth the Fighting For Why Courage Matters (JOHN McCAIN LIBRARY - Limited Signed Edition, 3 Volume… (1999) 1 kappale
Associated Works
This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women (2006) — Avustaja — 1,092 kappaletta
The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them (2006) — Avustaja — 389 kappaletta
Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts (2006) — Esipuhe — 239 kappaletta
Call of Duty: My Life before, during and after the Band of Brothers (2008) — Esipuhe — 186 kappaletta
Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House (2004) — Avustaja — 148 kappaletta
Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War (2001) — Esipuhe — 70 kappaletta
Torture: Does It Make Us Safer? Is It Ever OK? A Human Rights Perspective (2005) — Avustaja — 42 kappaletta
Six Years in the Hanoi Hilton: An Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in Vietnam (2017) — Esipuhe — 22 kappaletta
Unfinished business : Afghanistan, the Middle East, and beyond : defusing the dangers that threaten America's security (2002) — Esipuhe — 14 kappaletta
Arizona Goes to War: The Home Front and the Front Lines during World War II (2003) — Esipuhe — 8 kappaletta
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- Virallinen nimi
- McCain, John Sidney, III
- Syntymäaika
- 1936-08-29
- Kuolinaika
- 2018-08-25
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Coco Solo Air Base, Panama Canal Zone
- Kuolinpaikka
- Sedona, Arizona, USA
- Kuolinsyy
- glioblastoma
- Asuinpaikat
- Northern Virginia, USA
Cornville, Arizona, USA
Vietnam (prisoner of war) - Koulutus
- United States Naval Academy (BS|1958)
National War College (1973)
Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia, USA - Ammatit
- Naval officer (US Navy pilot ∙ 1958-1981 ∙ Vietnam War ∙ Captain)
U.S. Navy liaison to U.S. Senate (1977)
U.S. Congressman (Arizona ∙ 1983-1987 ∙ Republican)
U.S. Senator (Arizona ∙ 1987-2018 ∙ Republican) - Suhteet
- McCain, Meghan (daughter)
McCain IV, John S. (son) - Organisaatiot
- Republican Party
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star
Prisoner of War Medal (näytä kaikki 9)
Profile in Courage Award (1999)
Eisenhower Leadership Prize (2005)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2022) - Agentti
- Philippa Brophy
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