The Arizona senator graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1958 and followed his father and grandfather, both admirals, into the navy.
In 1967, McCain was shot down while flying a mission over Hanoi. He was imprisoned until 1973 and was tortured.
He took a keen and often hawkish interest in foreign affairs particularly against Middle East Countries. He served as chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services from 2015 to 2018.
'Bomb, Bomb, Bomb' Iran
In 2007, McCain joked about bombing Iran during a presidential campaign appearance in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
McCain then laughed before briefly singing - to the tune of the chorus of the Beach Boys's classic Barbara Ann - "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, anyway, ah …"
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