Beeldbericht: het bijzondere leven van John McCain

John McCain, die vannacht stierf, had een bijzonder leven, waarvan al in zijn jeugd opviel hoe hij zich gedroeg nadat hij krijgsgevangen was gemaakt door de Noord-Vietnamezen. Hij weigerde vrijlating als niet zijn kameraden ook werden vrijgelaten. Later werd hij politicus en - samen met Sarah Palin - de tegenstander van Barack Obama [caption id="attachment_836241" align="aligncenter" width="584"] FILE - In this undated file photo provided by CBS, U.S. Navy Lt. Commander John S. McCain lies injured in North Vietnam. McCain, the war hero who became the GOP's standard-bearer in the 2008 election, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. He was 81. (CBS via AP, File)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_836244" align="aligncenter" width="584"] Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives for votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday evening, Nov. 27, 2017. President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are scrambling to change a Republican tax bill in an effort to win over holdout GOP senators and pass a tax package by the end of the year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_836245" align="aligncenter" width="584"] Lt. Commander John S. MacCain III talks with Adm. and Mrs. Noel Gayler at Clark Air Base in the Philippines, March 15, 1973. (AP Photo)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_836248" align="aligncenter" width="584"] FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2008, file photo, Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, delivers a speech as Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduces her as his vice presidential running mate at Wright State University's Ervin J. Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. Eight years after stumping across the nation as the Republican Party's presidential candidate, McCain is back on the campaign trail in his home state as he faces a primary challenge and a strong Democratic opponent, State Sen. Kelli Ward, in the general election. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_836249" align="aligncenter" width="584"] Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rex Features ( 838630h )United States President-elect Barack Obama shakes hands with United States Senator John McCain (Republican of Arizona), the Republican presidential nominee, after speaking about himBi-Partisan Dinner Honoring John Mccain in Washington, D.C, America - 19 Jan 2009[/caption]