DeaconRed, McCain did not deck crash a plane. The USS Forrestal was result of deck crew, man-jackin’, rockets and bombs. He also did not finish as “goat” at USNA, but was third from the bottom. How he became a fighter pilot is due to being a legacy, by his father and grandfather. A travesty, you bet- uncommon, absolutely not.
Well, it looks like Juan has squeezed the last ounce of his “war hero” routine and I think he can simply be referred to as a traitorous POS. Maybe his fluffy daughter thinks killing American citizens without a trial should be part of the “big tent” GOP too? Think of the 10s of thousands of guys who didn’t make it home from VN and yet this traitor did. That’s a double tragedy.
Actually the Lieutenant John McCain who was my instructor at Meridian wasn’t a bad pilot. Not a very effective instructor because he was feared by students as a screamer. But His flying skills were demonstrably good. This was at VT-9 in 1967.
TC