The following article by Chris Sosa was posted on the AlterNet.org website August 24, 2018:
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has died at the age 81 after a battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
He served as a member of the U.S. Senate from 1987 until the time of his death.
McCain was frequently cited as an American war hero for his past endurance of torture as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.