The John McCains
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John McCain Sr: Admiral, Commander of Fast Carrier Task Force in South Pacific during WWII
John McCain Jr: Admiral, Commander of Pacific Command during Vietnam War
John McCain III: Navy aviator, shot down in Hanoi, tortured as a prisoner of war for 5.5 years, currently running for Republican nomination for President of the United States
Other presidential candidates with military experience are:
http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198503/delenda.est.carthago.htm
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jsmccain.htm
www.realclearpolitics.com
http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/mccain/articles/0301mccainbio-chapter3.html
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John McCain Sr: Admiral, Commander of Fast Carrier Task Force in South Pacific during WWII
John McCain Jr: Admiral, Commander of Pacific Command during Vietnam War
John McCain III: Navy aviator, shot down in Hanoi, tortured as a prisoner of war for 5.5 years, currently running for Republican nomination for President of the United States
Other presidential candidates with military experience are:
- Chris Dodd: Army Reserve
- Mike Gravel: Lieutenant, Counter-Intelligence Corps (West Germany)
- Ron Paul: Captain, Flight Surgeon (US Air Force)
- Duncan Hunter: Lieutenant, US Army Rangers
http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198503/delenda.est.carthago.htm
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jsmccain.htm
www.realclearpolitics.com
http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/mccain/articles/0301mccainbio-chapter3.html
New York Times Link
Military History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine
posted by George Hageman at 12:59 PM
3 Comments:
Too bad Duncan Hunter dropped out--go Ron Paul!
Thanks for this informative post on the military record of some of our presidential candidates, and for all the other interesting posts here--I just found this website a few days ago, partially due to my connection with Armchair General.
Thanks for all your work have enjoyed the podcast (all of them) very much
Sincerely
John Elders
George, keep up the good work and thanks for this podcast about the McCain naval dynasty.
Just one point - referring to the Battle of Savo Island off Guadancanal, George says, "4 American cruisers were sunk."
George - One of the cruisers was Australian. HMAS Canberra. So that's 3 American cruisers, and one Australian cruiser. (Some would consider HMAS Canberra a Heavy Cruiser.)
With respect to Admiral McCain's career during WWII, I suggest reading "America's Fighting Admirals" by William Tuohy for further details of his highlights, and a couple more low- lights. Incidentally, Tuohy gives a great overview of US Navy WWII actions in the course of his book.
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