These Politicians Have Battled Through Chronic Health Issues - Page 8 of 32

John McCain

During the Vietnam war, McCain’s plane was shot down, causing him to break both of his arms and one of his legs. He spent the next five years as a POW in Hanoi, facing solitary confinement and repeated torture. Later in life, he twice overcame battles with skin cancer and went on to win the Republican Presidential primary in 2008. McCain is now the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services.