Senator John McCain
The son and grandson of prominent Navy
admirals, John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936.
After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1958,
McCain began a twenty-two year career as a naval aviator.
In 1967, he was shot
down over Vietnam and held as a prisoner-of-war in Hanoi for five
and a half years (1967-1973), much of it in solitary confinement.
He retired from the Navy as a Captain in 1981. McCain's naval
honors include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit,
Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.
Senator McCain has
received numerous awards from taxpayer and foreign policy
organizations for his distinguished public service and
conservative leadership. In 1997, he was named one of the "25
Most Influential People in America" by Time magazine
I have an autographed Picture of
Senator McCain which I will put up soon.
http://www.vietnamwar.com/JohnMcCainBio.htm
