John Sidney McCain

John McCain was born August 29, 1936 to John S. McCain Jr. and Roberta (Wright) McCain. Both his father and his grandfather were US Navy admirals. After moving around a great deal throughout his school years he attended the US Naval Academy at Annapolis. In 1965 McCain married Carol Shepp, a model from Philadelphia. McCain has a long history of working his way up through the US Military, including many near-death experiences trying to save fellow soldiers. On October 26, 1967, McCain was on his 23rd bombing expedition over North Vietnam when a missile struck his plane. He had to eject from his plane and fell unconscious. He was taken captive and denied medical treatment as he refused to inform them of the opposition’s plans for attack. Both of his arms and his right knee were broken. At one point he was facing certain death and was given medical treatment when his captors learned the identity of his father, a strong admiral. The treatment was lousy and they pressed him for military information, which he falsely supplied. During his captivity there was a time when he was placed in casts and put into a clean room with a bed, this was for an interview. He was told repeatedly to lie about the camp and his captors which he would not. After the interview he was told that his job was unsatisfactory and he was moved back to his previous arrangement. He was kept in captivity for 5 ½ years before he was finally released. He had to undergo many surgeries to get his arms back in working order, today he still can’t use them to full capacity
In 1979 he met Cindy Lou Hensley, a teacher from Phoenix. He and his wife divorced a year later and only about a month after he and Cindy married. His two eldest sons, Doug and Andy, were adopted by McCain when he was with Carol Shepp. He also had a daughter with Carol named Sidney. John and Cindy had three children, Meghan, Jimmy, and Jack. They also adopted a daughter, Bridget, from Bangladesh. He retired from the Navy in 1981 and began in politics. He is currently a US Senator with his son Jimmy in the US Navy.