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I've already heard from some military commanders who feel they've been undercut by the vice president of the United States, and there's a lot of justification for their view.
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John McCain
Age: 81 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 29
Died: 2018
Died: August 25
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John Sidney McCain III
John S. McCain
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