A son of a fourstar admiral, mccain himself graduated from the Naval Academy in annapolis, maryland in 1958. Then Flight School in 1960. At the beginning of the vienna war john mccain volunteered for combat duty. In 1967 during a bombing on his plane was shot down. He landed in a lake, captured and held as a prisoner of war until 1973. For his Service Mccain was awarded the civil star, bronze star, purple heart and the distinguished flying cross. After his release he served as republican congressman and later a senator in the state of arizona. Mccain ran for president for the first time in year 2000 but lost a primary to former president george w. Bush. He eventually secured the nomination in 2008 is leaving the white house but lost the general election to former president barack obama. Correspondent mike emanuel now takes look at the life and times of john mccain. Johnson he mccain the third born in 1936 at the Naval Air Station in the panama canal zone. Mccain father and grandmother
A son of a fourstar admiral, mccain himself graduated from the Naval Academy in annapolis, maryland in 1958. Then Flight School in 1960. At the beginning of the vienna war john mccain volunteered for combat duty. In 1967 during a bombing on his plane was shot down. He landed in a lake, captured and held as a prisoner of war until 1973. For his Service Mccain was awarded the civil star, bronze star, purple heart and the distinguished flying cross. After his release he served as republican congressman and later a senator in the state of arizona. Mccain ran for president for the first time in year 2000 but lost a primary to former president george w. Bush. He eventually secured the nomination in 2008 is leaving the white house but lost the general election to former president barack obama. Correspondent mike emanuel now takes look at the life and times of john mccain. Johnson he mccain the third born in 1936 at the Naval Air Station in the panama canal zone. Mccain father and grandmother
with colleagues on the other side of the aisle. mccain and democratic senator ted kennedy made a push for copies of immigration reform. the legislation failed, it passed both houses. the president bush s second term coming to a close mccain again announced his candidacy for president. i do so grateful for the privilege this country has already given me, mindful, seek the response abilities for reasons greater the myth of interest. this time mccain won the majority delegates on super today and in the march for primary giving them the lead he needed to secure the nomination. mccain surprised by presidential back was philip palin and the two surge ahead of democratic candidate in illinois senator barack obama bb candidate joe biden in the polls following the republican national convention. obama gain momentum and ultimately defeated mccain in the general election. these are difficult times for our country.
this war. either am i. he also continued to partner with colleagues on the other side of the aisle. mccain and democratic senator ted kennedy made a push for copies of immigration reform. the legislation failed, it passed both houses. the president bush s second term coming to a close mccain again announced his candidacy for president. i do so grateful for the privilege this country has already given me, mindful, seek the response abilities for reasons greater the myth of interest. this time mccain won the majority delegates on super today and in the march for primary giving them the lead he needed to secure the nomination. mccain surprised by presidential back was philip palin and the two surge ahead of democratic candidate in illinois senator barack obama bb candidate joe biden in the polls following the republican national convention. obama gain momentum and ultimately defeated mccain in the general election.
with colleagues on the other side of the aisle. mccain and democratic senator ted kennedy made a push for copies of immigration reform. the legislation failed, it passed both houses. the president bush s second term coming to a close mccain again announced his candidacy for president. i do so grateful for the privilege this country has already given me, mindful, seek the response abilities for reasons greater the myth of interest. this time mccain won the majority delegates on super today and in the march for primary giving them the lead he needed to secure the nomination. mccain surprised by presidential back was philip palin and the two surge ahead of democratic candidate in illinois senator barack obama bb candidate joe biden in the polls following the republican national convention. obama gain momentum and ultimately defeated mccain in the general election. these are difficult times for our country.