Joe McCain
| Joe McCain | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joseph Pinckney McCain II April 26, 1942 New London, Connecticut |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | stage actor, newspaper reporter |
| Known for | Brother of U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain |
| Political party | Republican |
| Family |
John S. McCain, Jr. (father) Roberta McCain (mother) John McCain (brother) |
Joseph Pinckney "Joe" McCain II (born April 26, 1942) is an American stage actor, newspaper reporter, and brother of U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate John McCain.
Joseph Pinckney McCain II was born to John S. McCain, Jr. and Roberta McCain on April 26, 1942 in the naval base hospital in New London, Connecticut. His father's perpetual traveling for Navy assignments meant that Joe had attended 17 different schools by the time he completed 9th grade. He entered the United States Naval Academy, but left in 1961 during his first year. Although he had tried to emulate his older brother, father (against his advice), grandfather and forebears, he later said "I just didn't like all the formations and inspections and things like that." He then attended the College of William & Mary, where he later said he "discovered fraternities and beer and girls."
Joe McCain was a member of the United States Navy and in 1965 to 1966 served as an enlisted man aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) during the Vietnam War.
During that conflict and his brother's long time as a prisoner of war, the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, which included Joe, heightened awareness of the POWs' plight. In 1970, Joe McCain sat in a bamboo cage in Los Angeles, eating simulated POW food to dramatize the plight of POWs. In the same year, he and two other brothers of POWs traveled around the U.S. circulating petitions to be presented to North Vietnamese representatives, and sought the signatures of opponents of the Vietnam War as well as those supporting it. He then helped bring 13 tons of mail to the North Vietnamese delegation at the Paris Peace Talks, demanding humane treatment for the POWs.
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