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The United States flag flies at half-staff Aug. 28,
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The United States flag flies at half-staff Aug. 28, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis., in honor of U.S. Senator John S. McCain III who died Aug. 25. McCain was an American politician and naval military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election. According to johnmccain.com, McCain was the son and grandson of distinguished Navy admirals and he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1958. He served as a naval aviator for 22 years, including in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. On Oct. 26, 1967, during Senator McCain's 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam, a missile struck his plane and forced him to eject, knocking him unconscious and breaking both his arms and his leg. McCain was taken as a prisoner of war into the now-infamous "Hanoi Hilton," where he was denied needed medical treatment and subjected to years of torture by the North Vietnamese. He spent much of his time as a prisoner of war in solitary confinement, aided by his faith and the friendships of his fellow POWs. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)