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Images: John McCain through the years and in the suburbs

A look back at photos of John McCain through the years, including a couple of stops in the suburbs

U.S. Navy Commander John S. McCain 3rd, a guest of the South Vietnamese government, visits the Holt orphanage in Saigon, Vietnam, on Oct. 30, 1974. The institution cares for many youngsters fathered by American G.I.s. McCain, son of the admiral who commanded U.S. forces in the Pacific at the height of the Vietnam War, was shot down over Hanoi and spent several years as a POW. Associated Press
In this Dec. 1, 2017 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leaves a closed-door session where Republican senators met on the GOP effort to overhaul the tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Associated Press
In this Feb. 18, 1985 file photo, U.S. Rep. John McCain III, R-Ariz., holds a photo of a marker in Hanoi at Truc Bach Lake where he parachuted after being shot down as a Navy pilot in the Vietnam War, in Bankok, Thailand, en route to Hanoi to visit this site. Associated Press
In this Nov. 3, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks at a rally outside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. Associated Press
LCDR John S. McCain III smilingly limps down ramp for welcoming on arrival, Wednesday, March 14,1973 from Hanoi. Associated Press
John McCain is administered to in a Hanoi, Vietnam, hospital as a prisoner of war in the fall of 1967 in this black-and-white file photo. Associated Press
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., addresses supporters during a campaign rally in Mesilla, N.M., Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. Associated Press
John S. McCain III is escorted by Lt. Cmdr. Jay Coupe Jr., public relations officer, March 14, 1973, to Hanoi's Gia Lam Airport after the POW was released. Associated Press
  Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain answers questions during a news conference at the Union League Club in Chicago in 2007. Joe lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Senator John McCain addresses the crowd inside Madison Square Garden at the Republican National Convention in New York City in 2004. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
In this Oct. 27, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at a campaign rally in Pottsville, Pa. Associated Press
U.S. Sen John McCain shown in 1986. Associated Press
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is introduced by his wife Cindy McCain during a campaign stop at the Bayloff Stamped Products facility in Belleville, Mich., Thursday, July 10, 2008. Associated Press
Navy Cmdr. John S. McCain III, a released POW, is greeted by Air Force officers as he deplanes at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama on March 17, 1973. Associated Press
In this Jan. 19, 2008 file photo, Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., uses a cheetah hand puppet to make her husband laugh as they ride the "Straight Talk Express" campaign bus to a polling station on the day of South Carolina's Republican presidential primary in Charleston, S.C. Longtime friends and advisers of McCain say they're not surprised by his decision in September 2017 to oppose a last-ditch Republican effort to overhaul the nation's health care law. McCain objected to the legislation in part because Senate GOP leaders wanted a vote without holding hearings or debate. Associated Press
Sen. John McCain, Ariz., speaks in Hilton Head, S.C., on Feb. 18, 2000. Associated Press
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at the NAACP Annual Convention held at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. McCain told the NAACP and some skeptical black voters Wednesday that he will expand education opportunities, partly through vouchers for low-income children to attend private school. Associated Press
Senator John McCain, left, says goodbye to Peter Roskam, right, after he made an appearance in Addison to endorse Roskam in his race for the U.S. House in 2006. Daily Herald File Photo
John McCain is greeted by President Richard Nixon, left, in Washington, May 25, 1973. McCain spent more than five years in a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp before he was released in March of 1973. Associated Press
Sen. John McCain answers questions at news conference as he visits Schaumburg to support David McSweeney, a Republican candidate in the 8th district in 2006. Daily Herald File Photo
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former President George H.W. Bush hold a news conference at the Bush family home in Kennebunkport, Maine, Monday, July 21, 2008. Associated Press
RICK WEST/rwest@dailyherald.comJohn McCain waves to the crowd as he enters during the Republican National Convention Thursday in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2008.
In this photograph provided by "Meet the Press," Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., laughs as he gets set to appear on "Meet the Press'" Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in Manchester, N.H., with moderator Tim Russert. Associated Press
Sen. John McCain smiles during a hearing in Washington on Nov. 30, 2017. Bloomberg
John McCain, R-Ariz., talks to reporters Monday, July 12, 1988 at Capitol Hill on President Ronald Reagan's decision to pay families of those killed in the U.S. downing of an Iranian airline. "As long as Americans remain held hostage, there will be resentment to any payment, to any Iranian, under any circumstances," McCain said. Associated Press
In this Oct. 25, 2017 file photo, Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., pauses before speaking to reporters during a meeting of the National Defense Authorization Act conferees, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A White House official dismissed a view expressed by Sen. McCain about President Donald Trump's CIA nominee, saying Thursday, May 10, 2018, at a staff meeting that "it doesn't matter" because "he's dying anyway," two people in the room told The Associated Press. Kelly Sadler was discussing McCain's opposition to Trump's pick for CIA director, Gina Haspel, when she made the comment. Associated Press
Sen. John S. McCain III (R-Ariz.), at podium, joined a group of GOP congressmen, left to right, Jim Kolbe, Jay Rhodes and Jon Kyl, in asking Gov. Evan Mecham to resign his office, Jan. 16, 1988, at the state capital in Phoenix. The GOP group said the legal and political turmoil surrounding Mecham has virtually paralyzed the state. Associated Press
Republican presidential nominee John McCain embraces his mother Roberta at the end of his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. Associated Press
In this Sept. 3, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. pauses during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain's family says the Arizona senator has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer. Associated Press
RICK WEST/rwest@dailyherald.comJohn McCain and Sarah Palin salute the crowd during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2008.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., meets with members of the United States Naval Academy Choir after he received the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. The honor is given annually to an individual who displays courage and conviction while striving to secure liberty for people worldwide. Associated Press
President-elect Barack Obama, right, meets with Sen John McCain, R-Ariz., Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, at Obama's transition office in downtown Chicago. Associated Press
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., holds up an article from the Washington Times on Capitol Hill, June 24, 1992, during a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., chairman of the committee said during that as many as 133 U.S. servicemen may have been left behind in captivity when the Vietnam War ended. McCain was a POW in North Vietnam. Associated Press
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives at the Capitol for a weekly Republican policy meeting, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, amid the diminishing, last-ditch GOP push to overhaul the nation's health care system. Looking at the twilight of his career and a grim cancer diagnosis, McCain, who prides himself on an independent streak, could not be moved to go along with the Graham-Cassidy bill. Associated Press
In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, waves to supporters at his victory party as wife Cindy McCain, left, joins him on stage as he announces his victory over Democratic challenger Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in Phoenix. Associated Press
Lt. Commander John S. McCain III, a POW for over five years, waves to well wishers March 18, 1973 after arriving at Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Florida. At left is his wife, and son Doug, who is on crutches after breaking his leg in a soccer game. McCain is the son of Adm. John S. McCain Jr, who commanded the U.S. Forces in the Pacific until his retirement. Associated Press
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