Earlier in the week, McCain's family announced that the senator had decided to discontinue his medical treatment for an aggressive glioblastoma.
“Senator John Sidney McCain III died at 4:28 p.m. [23:28 GMT] on August 25, 2018,” McCain's office said in a statement, as cited by the NBC news.
US President Donald Trump and former US President Barack Obama expressed their condolences over the politician's death.
“My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you!” Trump tweeted.
Early Life and Family
John McCain was born August 29, 1936, at the US Naval Air Station in Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone — a territory of the US from 1903 to 1979. He was his parents' second child: his sister Jean Alexandra McCain was born in 1934.
A military brat, McCain's childhood was a transient one, but the family eventually settled in Virginia after the end of World War II. A spirited and rebellious child, McCain was nicknamed “Punk” in high school for his combative disposition.
Like his father and grandfather before him, McCain entered the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland — but there his rebellious streak continued. He received over 100 demerits each year he spent at the academy, earning him the dubious honor of joining the “century club.” He graduated in 1958 at the bottom of his class, 894th out of 899.
Out of the academy, McCain was commissioned as a naval aviator. In his early…
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