Tuesday marks eight years since Sen. John McCain's passing

Tuesday marks eight years since Sen. John McCain's passing

(CBS, KYMA) - On Aug. 25, 2018, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), whose 35-year political career took him to the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, died at the age of 81. He had been battling brain cancer for more than a year at the time of his death. McCain, who was a naval pilot during the Vietnam War, spent several years as a prisoner of war after being captured when his plane was shot down by a missile over Hanoi. McCain fractured both ar…