The life of US Senator John McCain through photos
(Baonghean.vn) - Senator John McCain, an influential figure in the US Senate from 1987 to present, passed away on August 26 at the age of 81. Readers are invited to look back at the life of the Republican senator from Arizona through the following photo series:
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| John McCain in the arms of his grandfather John Sidney McCain (right). His father is John Sidney McCain Jr (left). Photo taken at the Panama Canal Zone in 1936. Photo: AP |
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| John McCain family photo circa 1944. From left: Roberta (John's mother) Joe, John S McCain III, Admiral John S McCain, Sandy, and his father John S McCain Jr. Photo: Alamy |
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| Portrait of John S McCain III in navy uniform, 1960s. Photo: Bettmann Archive |
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| John McCain with crew members and a North American T-2 Buckeye trainer aircraft. Photo: Alamy |
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| The photo was published by VNA in February 2000, capturing the moment pilot John McCain (center) was captured at Truc Bach Lake, Hanoi in 1967. Photo: AP |
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| Prisoner of war John McCain is treated at a hospital in Hanoi in the fall of 1967. Photo: AP |
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| US President Richard Nixon greets John McCain in Washington, May 1973. Photo: Getty |
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| US President Ronald Reagan and John McCain at the White House in the 1980s. Photo: Alamy |
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| US Senator John McCain, Senator John Kerry, President George Bush, General Colin Powell and General John Vessey attend a press conference on US soldiers missing in action in the Vietnam War. Photo: Sygma/Getty |
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| Republican presidential candidates John McCain and George W Bush respond to moderator Larry King during a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina in February 2000. Photo: AP |
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| Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his wife Cindy smile at the end of a rally in New Hampshire in January 2000. Photo: AP |
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| US President George W Bush endorses Senator John McCain in the 2008 US presidential election. Photo: Alamy |
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| Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin speaks to supporters during a campaign rally for Senator John McCain in Tucson, Arizona in 2010. Photo: Getty |
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| Senator John McCain confers with Senator Barack Obama during a press conference in April 2006 in Washington. Photo: AFP/Getty |
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| John McCain questions Mike Pompeo as he testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee about his nomination to head the CIA, in Washington, January 2017. Photo: Reuters |
