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From: LindyBill5/25/2009 2:32:28 PM
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Memorial Day 2009
POWERLINE
By Scott

John McCain grew up the son and grandson of bona fide war heroes. In Faith of My Fathers (written with Mark Salter), McCain reveals that each had a rebellious streak and a skeleton or two in the closet. McCain notes that in the closing days of World War II his grandfather was relieved of his command. Although his father suffered no such professional disgrace, McCain reveals that he was an alcoholic.

There was never any question that McCain would follow in the footsteps of his illustrious forebears. In his memoir, McCain powerfully conveys the suffocating sense of a preordained life. McCain acts out his resentment at the Naval Academy, barely escaping expulsion while graduating fifth from the bottom of his class. His father, however, was untroubled: "I believe he assumed that, like him, I would be absorbed into the traditions of the place whether I wished to or not, and that when the time arrived for me to face a real test of character, I would not disappoint him."


The McCain family tradition continues. McCain's youngest son, Jimmy, is serving as a corporal in the Marines. He returned from service in Iraq in February 2008. This past Friday John S. McCain IV was graduated from the Naval Academy. One can feel the pride swelling out of the New York Times photo above.
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