America lost a hero on Saturday with Senator John McCain’s passing at the age of 81. The six-term Republican U.S. senator disclosed in July 2017 his diagnosis of a deadly form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. Senator McCain served serving Arizona for nearly 32 years on Capitol Hill after suffering more than five years as a prisoner during the Vietnam War before becoming the 2008 Republican presidential nominee. Senator McCain believed in investing in future generations; he took the time to speak multiple times at my alma mater, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. During his last address there, he told our community, “There is nothing greater than serving a cause greater than your own self-interest.” Indeed, he lived this mantra until the very end. Senator John McCain, who passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018, appeared in the JFK Jr. Forum several times. The closing remarks of his final appearance in April of 2014 were a call to national and public service at all levels. A link to that video is in our bio. A post shared by HarvardIOP (@harvardiop) on Aug 26, 2018 at 7:44am PDT On Capitol Hill, some of Senator McCain’s colleagues say they plan to introduce…
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