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Year due to declining health it was clear a true warrior until the end. he battled that aggressive form of brain cancer first diagnosed in 2017. mccain served as a u.s. navy aviator for more than 20 years. he was shot down over north vietnam in 1967. he was captured and held there as a prisoner of war for more than five years. after the war he returned to politics in the united states. he ran for the highest office in the land, president of the united states, twice. and in 2008 became the republican nominee, eventually losing, though, to the former u.s. president barack obama. shortly after th...