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touching to hear him say despite our political differences we did have an allegiance and fidelity to something much greater, something much higher, something outside of ourselves. that goes a long way. we hear the same kind of sentiments from republicans and democrats across the aisle because senator mccain was a man of courage. he was a fighter. he was someone that was steadfast and did what he thought was right. you may not have agreed with him but at the end of the day he stood by what he thought was right. this goes back to when he was suving serving as a p.o.w. the man you spoke with said he could have gotten out but he knew that wasn t the right thing to do and he wanted to stay true to his honor to the military. he did the same with his service to our country. and i am honored to have known him and have had to come across him on the political landscape. he is someone that i
tributes continue to pour in for the late senator john mccain especially in his home state of arizona. mccain s image gracing the front pages of newspapers all across the state today. outside his office in phoenix, flowers and candles honoring his legacy of courage and sacrifice. phoenix will host the first of three services memorializing mccain. what kind of reaction are you seeing from people there in arizona? reporter: you know, we are seeing a two-fold reaction, first from the general public but also from candidates who are running in races this week. there is a primary this week on tuesday. i want to get to the public first. we found this quite extraordinary. yesterday as the hearse carrying the senator s body out of the arizona ranch that he loves so much, as it wound all the way down here to phoenix. this is about 100 miles that the
heard many stories about he simply i don t think was a serious guy back in those days. he admitted it. he matured in prison as he would say frequently, he grew up in prison and he became an american totally in love with his country. i think he summed it up pretty well. from that moment on when he came home it was a different kind of john mccain, certainly the personality, intellect was all there except he had a purpose that solidified all of his many talents that he was going to be a great american. it didn t surprise me when he told me he would run for congress. of course, he spent time as senate liaison for the navy and got to know a lot of political figures. it was the ideal place for him to go. he spent a remarkable career i think pressing for human rights
see, but one that our law enforcement from now until senator mccain is laid to rest, a lot of men are making sure he gets the respect he deserves with great pride. thank you for being with us. you, too. thank you. before john mccain became a political maverick and a presidential hopeful he was this man, a pilot in the u.s. navy serving his country. more about mccain s military legacy next, live in the cnn newsroom.
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