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McCain to tout military experience in Annapolis

Published 03/31/08

Arizona Sen. John McCain's first trip through the Naval Academy from 1954 to 1958 was marked mainly by his impressive accumulation of demerits - a repeat member of the famed Century Club - as well as tales of his unruly behavior that friends say have grown along with the senator's fame.

AP photo Arizona Senator John McCain will speak at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Wednesday.
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But the third generation Academy grad - whose son currently is a midshipman - will talk up his military service Wednesday in a campaign speech at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

"The most important thing I learned at the Naval Academy was that to sustain my self respect for a lifetime, it would be necessary for me to have the honor...

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