John McCain, long time US senator, presidential candidate, veteran, and Vietnam war hero, died this week, at the age of 81. He had fought a year-long battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. The day before his death, he had shared the announcement that he’d no longer be receiving treatments.
His death was confirmed with the following statement:
“Senator John Sidney McCain III died at 4:28pm on August 25, 2018. With the Senator when he passed were his wife Cindy and their family. At his death, he had served the United States of America faithfully for sixty years.”
Known as “the Maverick,” McCain leaves behind his wife of 38 years, Cindy, and 7 children, along with a legacy of great courage and strength for our country. He was willing to take a stand on issues that were difficult. He was authentic, he was real. He was willing to act even in the midst of uncertainty. He believed in his country, and when asked about that in an interview with Tom Brokaw just a year before his death, he said this, “I believe in America, I believe in its people…I am not a pessimist about the future, I still think we’re still a shining city on a hill.”
McCain first stepped into the public spotlight as a Navy fighter pilot during the Vietnam War when his plane was shot down. He was then taken prisoner and sadly suffered five and a half years of torture and confinement before…
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