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111-452: In the mid 1800s Yavapai County decided to rent a courtroom space in a two-story wood building on the corner of Gurley and Cortez street. The ground floor held the jail and the upper floor provided offices and meeting places for the county commissioners. This building has since undergone many changes and currently it is a three-story Masonic Temple that is rented out by a dentist's office, jewelry store, and clothing boutique. It wasn't long before

222-604: A prenuptial agreement that kept most of her family's assets under her name; they kept their finances separate and filed separate income tax returns . McCain decided to leave the Navy. It was doubtful whether he would ever be promoted to the rank of full admiral , as he had poor annual physicals and had not been given a major sea command. His chances of being promoted to rear admiral were better, but he declined that prospect, as he had already made plans to run for Congress and said he could "do more good there." McCain retired from

333-714: A Baptist. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, McCain entered the United States Naval Academy , where he was a friend and informal leader for many of his classmates and sometimes stood up for targets of bullying . He also fought as a lightweight boxer . He earned the nickname "John Wayne" "for his attitude and popularity with the opposite sex." McCain did well in academic subjects that interested him, such as literature and history, but studied only enough to pass subjects that gave him difficulty, such as mathematics. He came into conflict with higher-ranking personnel and did not always obey

444-543: A National Achievements Award in the category of Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation for the restoration of the Historic Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza “Lady Ermintrude” Fountain. A re-dedication ceremony for the fountain is held on June 29, 2018. The Neoclassical Revival Style was popular from 1895 to 1950. Neoclassical Revival Characteristics include: 1/2.5 stories high, side-gabled or hipped, medium pitched roofs, boxed eaves with

555-523: A Pinion Cannon rotation, Warhorse Bitz, A JRTC rotation, Platoon Live fire exercises and several other tasks before the deployment. 2-8 Infantry Regiment deployed to Kuwait in the late fall of 2013. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from 8th Infantry Lineage . United States Army Center of Military History . John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018)

666-509: A Republican for an open seat in Arizona's 1st congressional district , which was being vacated by 30-year incumbent Republican John Jacob Rhodes . A newcomer to the state, McCain was termed a carpetbagger . McCain responded to a voter making that charge with what a Phoenix Gazette columnist later described as "the most devastating response to a potentially troublesome political issue I've ever heard": Listen, pal. I spent 22 years in

777-519: A cluster to their presidential unit citations for extraordinary heroism in the Republic of Vietnam. Companies A and C sought out, engaged and decisively defeated an overwhelmingly larger force by deploying small, isolated patrols and conducting company and platoon size reconnaissance-in-force operations. It inactivated on 10 April 1970 at Fort Lewis , Washington and reactivated on 13 September 1972 at Fort Carson, CO. The battalion deployed to Kuwait with

888-701: A daughter, Sidney. The same year, he was a one-day champion on the game show Jeopardy ! McCain requested a combat assignment, and was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS  Forrestal flying A-4 Skyhawks . His combat duty began in mid-1967, when Forrestal was assigned to a bombing campaign, Operation Rolling Thunder , during the Vietnam War . Stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin , McCain and his fellow pilots became frustrated by micromanagement from Washington; he later wrote, "In all candor, we thought our civilian commanders were complete idiots who didn't have

999-550: A fascinating history of a remarkable military family." McCain announced his candidacy for president on September 27, 1999, in Nashua, New Hampshire , saying he was staging "a fight to take our government back from the power brokers and special interests, and return it to the people and the noble cause of freedom it was created to serve". The frontrunner for the Republican nomination was Texas Governor George W. Bush , who had

1110-560: A half years, until his release on March 14, 1973, along with 108 other prisoners of war. His wartime injuries left him permanently incapable of raising his arms above his head. After the war, McCain, accompanied by his family, returned to the site on a few occasions. McCain was reunited with his family when he returned to the United States. His wife Carol had been severely injured by an automobile accident in December 1969. She

1221-692: A large beer distributorship . They began dating, and he urged his wife, Carol, to grant him a divorce, which she did in February 1980; the uncontested divorce took effect in April 1980. The settlement included two houses and financial support for her ongoing medical treatments due to her 1969 car accident; they remained on good terms. McCain and Hensley were married on May 17, 1980, with Senators William Cohen and Gary Hart attending as groomsmen . McCain's children did not attend, and several years passed before they reconciled. John and Cindy McCain entered into

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1332-489: A leg when he ejected from the aircraft, and nearly drowned after he parachuted into Trúc Bạch Lake . Some North Vietnamese pulled him ashore, then others crushed his shoulder with a rifle butt and bayoneted him. McCain was then transported to Hanoi's main Hỏa Lò Prison , nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton". Although McCain was seriously wounded and injured, his captors refused to treat him. They beat and interrogated him and he

1443-569: A moderate overhang, decorative surrounds on doorways, balustrades on porches, and a wide variety of different window configurations including paired, triple, bayed or arched. Antique Home Style says, "The interest in Neoclassical Revival style stemmed primarily from the 1893 Columbian World Exposition in Chicago and the creation of the "White City." The most notable architects of the day designed classically inspired buildings to house

1554-478: A new courthouse as well. The Prescott Journal Miner said that, "the old courthouse is a fire trap.." and so the board of supervisors voted once again on February 16, 1916, to accept the building plans of W.N Bowman of Denver, Colorado. The newspaper reported that, "the southwest side of the courthouse is ready to collapse." They rent the Odd Fellows Building for the county recorder, the second floor of

1665-630: A representative because he was interested in current events, was ready for a new challenge, and had developed political ambitions. Living in Phoenix, he went to work for his new father-in-law's large Anheuser-Busch beer distributorship. As vice president of public relations at the distributorship, he gained political support among the local business community, meeting powerful figures such as banker Charles Keating Jr. , real estate developer Fife Symington III (later Governor of Arizona) and newspaper publisher Darrow "Duke" Tully . In 1982, McCain ran as

1776-551: A reputation as a "maverick" for his willingness to break from his party on certain issues, including LGBT rights , gun regulations , and campaign finance reform where his stances were more moderate than those of the party's base. McCain was investigated and largely exonerated in a political influence scandal of the 1980s as one of the Keating Five ; he then made regulating the financing of political campaigns one of his signature concerns, which eventually resulted in passage of

1887-500: A reputation as a man who partied. He completed flight school in 1960, and became a naval pilot of ground-attack aircraft ; he was assigned to A-1 Skyraider squadrons aboard the aircraft carriers USS  Intrepid and USS  Enterprise in the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas . McCain began as a sub-par flier who was at times careless and reckless; during the early to mid-1960s, two of his flight missions crashed, and

1998-520: A reputation for independence during the 1990s. He took pride in challenging party leadership and establishment forces, becoming difficult to categorize politically. As a member of the 1991–1993 Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs , chaired by fellow Vietnam War veteran and Democrat, John Kerry , McCain investigated the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue , to determine the fate of U.S. service personnel listed as missing in action during

2109-479: A senator—and as a lifelong gambler with close ties to the gambling industry —McCain was one of the main authors of the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act , which codified rules regarding Native American gambling enterprises . McCain was also a strong supporter of the Gramm–Rudman legislation that enforced automatic spending cuts in the case of budget deficits. McCain soon gained national visibility. He delivered

2220-401: A successful example of "retail politics", and he used free media to compensate for his lack of funds. One reporter later recounted that, "McCain talked all day long with reporters on his Straight Talk Express bus; he talked so much that sometimes he said things that he shouldn't have, and that's why the media loved him." On February 1, 2000, he won New Hampshire's primary with 49 percent of

2331-411: A third mission collided with power lines, but he received no major injuries. His aviation skills improved over time, and he was seen as a good pilot, albeit one who tended to " push the envelope " in his flying. On July 3, 1965, McCain was 28 when he married Carol Shepp , who had worked as a runway model and secretary. McCain adopted her two young children, Douglas and Andrew. He and Carol then had

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2442-640: A well-received speech at the 1988 Republican National Convention , was mentioned by the press as a short list vice-presidential running mate for Republican nominee George H. W. Bush , and was named chairman of Veterans for Bush. McCain became embroiled in a scandal during the 1980s, as one of five United States senators comprising the so-called Keating Five . Between 1982 and 1987, McCain had received $ 112,000 in lawful political contributions from Charles Keating Jr. and his associates at Lincoln Savings and Loan Association , along with trips on Keating's jets that McCain belatedly repaid, in 1989. In 1987, McCain

2553-575: A younger brother, Joe . At that time, the Panama Canal was under U.S. control, and he was granted U.S. citizenship at the age of eleven months. His father and his paternal grandfather, John S. McCain Sr. , were also Naval Academy graduates and both became four-star admirals in the United States Navy . The McCain family moved with their father as he took various naval postings in

2664-534: Is complete. New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia visits the courthouse and delivers a speech on the steps in 1938. Today the La Guardia Bridge is named in his honor. The first courthouse lighting is held in 1954 by the Business and Professional Women. Senator Barry Goldwater announced his presidential candidacy in 1964 from the steps of the courthouse. In 1971 the public rest rooms are added underneath

2775-644: Is listed as one of the Top 10 Public Places in America by the American Planning Association. County officials discovered the surviving "Lady Ermintrude" fountain components and a restoration project began. A foundry in Alabama that had the original statue pattern was commissioned and the missing and broken pieces were recast. The National Association of Counties (NACO) awards Yavapai County with

2886-783: The American Health Care Act of 2017 , which would have partially repealed the ACA. After being diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2017, he reduced his role in the Senate to focus on treatment, dying from the disease in 2018. John Sidney McCain III was born on August 29, 1936, at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone , to naval officer John S. McCain Jr. and Roberta Wright McCain . He had an older sister, Sandy, and

2997-785: The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 , and voted to override President Reagan's veto of that legislation the following March. Senator McCain became a member of the Armed Services Committee , with which he had formerly done his Navy liaison work; he also joined the Commerce Committee and the Indian Affairs Committee . He continued to support the Native American agenda. As first a House member and then

3108-637: The Clinton administration but opposed by the industry and most Republicans, the bill failed to gain cloture . In November 1998, McCain won re-election to a third Senate term in a landslide over his Democratic opponent, environmental lawyer Ed Ranger. In the February 1999 Senate trial following the impeachment of Bill Clinton , McCain voted to convict the president on both the perjury and obstruction of justice counts, saying Clinton had violated his sworn oath of office. In March 1999, McCain voted to approve

3219-587: The House Committee on Interior Affairs . Also that year, he opposed creation of a federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day , but admitted in 2008: "I was wrong and eventually realized that, in time to give full support [in 1990] for a state holiday in Arizona." At this point, McCain's politics were mainly in line with those of President Ronald Reagan ; this included support for Reaganomics , and he

3330-542: The McCain–Feingold Act in 2002. He was also known for his work in the 1990s to restore diplomatic relations with Vietnam . McCain chaired the Senate Commerce Committee from 1997 to 2001 and 2003 to 2005, where he opposed pork barrel spending and earmarks . He belonged to the bipartisan " Gang of 14 ", which played a key role in alleviating a crisis over judicial nominations. McCain entered

3441-790: The NATO bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , saying that the ongoing genocide of the Kosovo War must be stopped and criticizing past Clinton administration inaction. Later in 1999, McCain shared the Profile in Courage Award with Feingold for their work in trying to enact their campaign finance reform, although the bill was still failing repeated attempts to gain cloture. In August 1999, McCain's memoir Faith of My Fathers , co-authored with Mark Salter ,

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3552-690: The Obama administration , especially with regard to foreign policy matters. In 2015, he became Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee . He refused to support then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election and later became a vocal critic of the Trump administration . While McCain opposed the Obama-era Affordable Care Act (ACA), he cast the deciding vote against

3663-544: The U.S. Naval Academy in 1958 and received a commission in the U.S. Navy. McCain became a naval aviator and flew ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers . During the Vietnam War , he almost died in the 1967 USS Forrestal fire . While on a bombing mission during Operation Rolling Thunder over Hanoi in October 1967, McCain was shot down, seriously injured, and captured by the North Vietnamese . He

3774-694: The USS ; Oriskany , another carrier employed in Operation Rolling Thunder. There, he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal and the Bronze Star Medal for missions flown over North Vietnam. McCain was taken prisoner of war on October 26, 1967. He was flying his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam when his A-4E Skyhawk was shot down by a missile over Hanoi . McCain fractured both arms and

3885-689: The 173rd Airborne Brigade in destroying resistance from the Iraqi Army. In July 2003, 1-8 Infantry and 3rd Brigade returned to the Township of Balad and Balad Airfield (LSA Anaconda) to set up five Forward Operating Bases (FOB) and remained to conduct combat operations until redeployment to Fort Carson, Colorado and Fort hood, Texas in March 2004. SSG Dale Panchot (B/1-8 IN) (KIA on 17 Nov 2003, Balad) CPT Eric Paliwoda (B/4th EN) (KIA on 2 Jan 2004, Balad) SPC James H. Pirtle (C/2-8 IN) (KIA in 2003) Under

3996-455: The 2d Armored Division and activated at Fort Hood , Texas, it was relieved on 16 January 1996 from assignment to the 2d Armored Division and reassigned to the 4th Infantry Division. During Operation Wayne Grey at Landing Zone Brace 3 March 1969 in Vietnam 3rd Battalion Company "A" had at least 21 fatalities The unit served at Coleman Barracks, Sandhofen, Germany (near Mannheim) as part of

4107-415: The 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry, it was concurrently relieved from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division and assigned to the U.S. 4th Infantry Division . It inactivated on 13 September 1972 at Fort Carson , Colorado. The unit activated on 1 August 1984 at Fort Carson, Colorado. It inactivated there on 15 December 1989 was relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division. Reassigned on 16 December 1995 to

4218-498: The 2nd and 3rd Battalions, was transferred that same day to Fort Screven , Georgia; concurrently, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions were transferred to Fort Moultrie , South Carolina . The regiment's initial wartime mission in accordance with established war plans was to conduct a mobile defense against possible amphibious landing areas in support of the Harbor Defenses of Charleston and the Harbor Defenses of Savannah. The regiment

4329-450: The 33d Infantry Consolidated in May 1869 with the 8th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 8th Infantry The regiment has earned a total 59 campaign streamers. Decorations of the "Fighting Eagles" Battalion include three presidential unit citations (four citations for A Co. and C Co.). The first citation was awarded to the regiment during World War II on 6 June 1944, for action on

4440-435: The 33d Infantry (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 8th Infantry Assigned 17 December 1917 to the 8th Division Relieved 24 March 1923 from assignment to the 8th Division and assigned to the 4th Division (later redesignated as the 4th Infantry Division) Inactivated 25 February 1946 at Camp Butner , North Carolina Activated 15 July 1947 at Fort Ord , California Relieved 1 April 1957 from assignment to

4551-771: The 4th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System Withdrawn 1 August 1984 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 3d Battalion, 15th Infantry Organized by March 1864 at Fort Adams , Rhode Island Reorganized and redesignated 21 September 1866 as

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4662-508: The 4th Infantry Division. Re-designated on 1 August 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battle Group, 8th Infantry, it was assigned to the 8th Infantry Division , and activated in Germany (with its organic elements concurrently constituted and activated). It was relieved on 1 January 1959 from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division and reassigned to the U.S. 1st Infantry Division . Reorganized and re-designated on 1 October 1963 as

4773-589: The 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized). The Division later reflagged as 1st Armored Division during the draw down immediately following the end of the Cold War. 4-8 INF BN's mission during Operation Desert Storm was to guard the family housing areas immediately surrounding Campbell Barracks as well as the Army Airfield, both in Heidelberg. Following the end of hostilities, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR)

4884-654: The 8th Infantry Regiment was cited twice in the order of the day by the Belgian Army - the first for action in the Belgian Campaign, and later for action in the Ardennes. The Belgian Government subsequently awarded the regiment the Belgian Fourragere. The battalion was inactivated on 25 February 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina. The unit reactivated on 15 July 1947 at Fort Ord, California. It

4995-415: The 8th Infantry Regiment was involved in several major battles and campaigns. It has a monument dedicated to its service during the war at Gettysburg. The 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 8th Infantry Regiment was originally organized on 1 July 1838 as a detachment of recruits at Detroit, Michigan . It was designated on 5 July 1838 as Company A, 8th Infantry, and concurrently constituted in the regular Army. It

5106-682: The Belgian Campaign, and later for action in the Ardennes. The Belgian Government subsequently awarded the regiment the Belgian Fourragère . The 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry won nine campaign streamers, and one in May and 2nd with it being an Oak leaf cluster in October–November 1967 Presidential Unit Citation (United States) with one Oak leaf cluster, and supporting units, for action in Vietnam from 1966 to 1970, participating in operations Sam Houston, Francis Marion, Don Quin, and Paul Revere III, and IV. The Vietnamese Government awarded

5217-566: The Navy as a captain on April 1, 1981. He was designated as disabled and awarded a disability pension . Upon leaving the military, he moved to Arizona. His numerous military decorations and awards include: the Silver Star , two Legion of Merits , Distinguished Flying Cross , three Bronze Star Medals, two Purple Hearts , two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals , and the Prisoner of War Medal . McCain set his sights on becoming

5328-512: The Navy's liaison to the U.S. Senate beginning in 1977. In retrospect, he said that this represented his "real entry into the world of politics, and the beginning of my second career as a public servant." His key behind-the-scenes role gained congressional financing for a new supercarrier against the wishes of the Carter administration . In April 1979, McCain met Cindy Lou Hensley , a teacher from Phoenix, Arizona , whose father had founded

5439-477: The Navy. My father was in the Navy. My grandfather was in the Navy. We in the military service tend to move a lot. We have to live in all parts of the country, all parts of the world. I wish I could have had the luxury, like you, of growing up and living and spending my entire life in a nice place like the First District of Arizona, but I was doing other things. As a matter of fact, when I think about it now,

5550-537: The North Vietnamese a propaganda victory. From late 1969, treatment of McCain and many of the other POWs became more tolerable, while McCain continued to resist the camp authorities. McCain and other prisoners cheered the U.S. "Christmas Bombing" campaign of December 1972, viewing it as a forceful measure to push North Vietnam to terms. McCain was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and

5661-594: The U.S. from a Bangladeshi orphanage run by Mother Teresa . The McCains decided to adopt her and named her Bridget. McCain's Senate career began in January 1987, after he defeated his Democratic opponent, former state legislator Richard Kimball , by 20 percentage points in the 1986 election. McCain succeeded Arizona native, conservative icon, and the 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater upon Goldwater's retirement as U.S. senator from Arizona for 30 years. In January 1988, McCain voted in favor of

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5772-587: The Union Block building for BOS, Treasurer, Assessor, Superintendent of Schools, and they temporarily hold court in the Elks Theatre building. In October 1916 the cornerstone is laid and construction begins on the new courthouse building. Italian stonemasons query the granite and the new Neoclassical Revival building begins to take shape. New sidewalks are installed and in September 1918, the courthouse

5883-614: The United States and in the Pacific. As a result, the younger McCain attended a total of about 20 schools. In 1951, the family settled in Northern Virginia , and McCain attended Episcopal High School , a private preparatory boarding school in Alexandria . He excelled at wrestling and graduated in 1954. He referred to himself as an Episcopalian as recently as June 2007, after which date he said he came to identify as

5994-689: The United States, also known as the "Fighting Eagles", is an infantry regiment in the United States Army . The 8th Infantry participated in the Mexican War , American Civil War , Philippine Insurrection , Moro Rebellion , World War I , World War II , Vietnam War , and Iraq Campaign . Constituted 5 July 1838 in the Regular Army as the 8th Infantry Organized in July 1838 in New York, Vermont, and Michigan Consolidated in May 1869 with

6105-477: The Vietnam War. The committee's unanimous report stated there was "no compelling evidence that proves that any American remains alive in captivity in Southeast Asia." Helped by McCain's efforts, in 1995 the U.S. normalized diplomatic relations with Vietnam. McCain was vilified by some POW/MIA activists who, despite the committee's unanimous report, believed many Americans were still held against their will in Southeast Asia. From January 1993 until his death, McCain

6216-641: The Yusifiyah, south to Tounis, west to Mussayib, and east to the Ubaid. Within AO NORMANDY the major population centers controlled by 2–8 IN included Iskandariyah , Haswah , Eskan, the Hateen Apartments, Muelha, and an area known as Chaka 4 (or the Kilometers). In addition, 2–8 IN controlled a large portion of MSR TAMPA, from Checkpoint 15 all the way north to Checkpoint 22. The TALONS spent OIF 05-07 balancing kinetic operations with security and support operations, as well as keeping vital supply routes open through AO NORMANDY. Kinetic operations netted several high-value targets, while security and support operations allowed

6327-401: The airfield in Tikrit and relieved the U.S. Marines occupying the palace compound. The battalion secured the Tikrit and began destroying resistance from the Iraqi forces and raids on Saddam supporter in the area. The 4th Infantry Division and its remaining brigades moved up Highway 1 through Baghdad, Taji, and on to Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit where the Division headquarters is located for

6438-570: The battalion prior to it relocating to Fort Carson, Colorado. Both men assumed command and control of the unit after the relocation to Fort Carson Colorado. Upon arrival at Fort Carson, 2–8 IN began training up for yet another OIF deployment. In April 2008 the battalion conducted a month-long rotation at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California in preparation for OIF 08–09. The unit initially staged in Kuwait sometime during August. After in-processing, reception and vehicle draw. The unit occupied Camp Echo (Polish Army) in Iraq until finally

6549-486: The battalion the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm and the Civil Action Medal First Class . Alpha and Charlie Companies were awarded an Oakleaf Cluster to their Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism in the Republic of Vietnam. Companies A and C sought out, engaged and decisively defeated an overwhelmingly larger force by deploying small, isolated patrols and conducting company and platoon-size reconnaissance-in-force operations. A-1-4 engineers took much of

6660-412: The beaches of Normandy. Two other presidential unit citations were awarded to the battalion for actions in Pleiku Province and Dak To district in the Republic of Vietnam. A co and C co were awarded another presidential unit citation for Kontum Province in the Republic of Vietnam. In World War II, the 8th Infantry Regiment was cited twice in the order of the day by the Belgian Army – the first for action in

6771-401: The board of supervisors decided to award a bid for a new courthouse and jail that would situated in the middle of town. This bid was won by two local woodworkers named, Wilson and Haskell for $ 58,997.67 ($ 1,155,503.14 today). In 1874 the 8th Infantry Regiment built a bandstand on the plaza and then the city officials planted some pine trees. They would later come to regret this. The building

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6882-415: The brunt blast of automatics and mortar fire from human waves charging and retreating many times. They received A Company 4th Engineers Battalion, Combat U.S. Army. The regiment had seven Medal of Honor recipients. A few of the famous past commanders include former General of the Army George C. Marshall , and General James Van Fleet , who led the regiment ashore on D-Day. During the American Civil War,

6993-422: The brutality of American politics". A variety of interest groups, which McCain had challenged in the past, ran negative ads. Bush borrowed McCain's earlier language of reform, and declined to dissociate himself from a veterans activist who accused McCain (in Bush's presence) of having "abandoned the veterans" on POW/MIA and Agent Orange issues. Incensed, McCain ran ads accusing Bush of lying and comparing

7104-402: The command of LTC James Howard, 2–8 IN deployed in support of OIF 05–07 in November 2005. The battalion spent approximately three weeks at Camp Buehring, Kuwait conducting Reception, Staging, Integration, and Onward Movement (RSIO). In mid-December 2005 the battalion began its move north into Iraq via semi-tactical ground movement. The battalion moved north through southern Iraq, making stops along

7215-516: The consolidated unit being designated as Company B, 8th Infantry. The 8th Infantry was assigned on 17 December 1917 to the 8th Division and relieved on 24 March 1923 from this assignment to the 8th Division and reassigned to the 4th Division later re-designated as the 4th Infantry Division. Company B inactivated 25 February 1946 at Camp Butner , North Carolina. It reactivated on 15 July 1947 at Fort Ord, California, and inactivated on 1 April 1957 at Fort Lewis, Washington, and relieved from assignment to

7326-412: The corrupting influence of large political contributions—from corporations, labor unions, other organizations, and wealthy individuals—and he made this his signature issue. Starting in 1994, he worked with Democratic Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold on campaign finance reform ; their McCain–Feingold bill attempted to put limits on " soft money ". The efforts of McCain and Feingold were opposed by some of

7437-433: The courthouse had to be repaired due to the buildings separating. The last change to the Yavapai County Courthouse happened in 1895 when a new $ 200 octagonal bandstand was erected in time to celebrate the Fourth of July. The Prescott community raised enough money to build the statue to honor the Rough Rider heroes from the 1898 Spanish–American War. In 1908 they added braces to the clock tower to prevent it from swaying in

7548-407: The entirety of the 4th Infantry Division 's 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) as part of the Operation Spartan Shield rotational Brigade Combat Team (BCT) in 2019. The 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, was originally constituted on 5 July 1838 in the Regular Army as Company B, 8th Infantry, and organized at Detroit, Michigan . It consolidated in May 1869 with Company B, 33d Infantry, with

7659-437: The fountain and in 1989 the All-Veterans Memorial is added to the west side of the plaza. The Yavapai County Courthouse also adds a "Cowboy At Rest" statue on the south side of the plaza. In 2000, presidential nominee President George W. Bush visits the Prescott Courthouse. In 2008, presidential nominee John McCain visits the Prescott Courthouse. This is his only stop in his home state of Arizona. The Yavapai County Courthouse

7770-400: The governor to Bill Clinton , which Bush said was "about as low a blow as you can give in a Republican primary". An anonymous smear campaign began against McCain, delivered by push polls , faxes, e-mails, flyers, and audience plants . The smears claimed that McCain had fathered a black child out of wedlock (the McCains' dark-skinned daughter was adopted from Bangladesh), that his wife Cindy

7881-443: The least notion of what it took to win the war." On July 29, 1967, McCain was a lieutenant commander when he was near the center of the USS Forrestal fire . He escaped from his burning jet and was trying to help another pilot escape when a bomb exploded; McCain was struck in the legs and chest by fragments. The ensuing fire killed 134 sailors. With the Forrestal out of commission, McCain volunteered for assignment with

7992-481: The local populace to assist in securing their villages and towns. In November 2006 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment redeployed to Fort Hood, Texas. Shortly after redeployment LTC James Howard relinquished command and 2–8 IN began to relocate from Fort Hood, Texas to Fort Carson, Colorado . 2–8 IN finalized the move in the Spring of 2007. LTC Doug Cardinale and Command Sergeant Major Richard Joyce assumed command of

8103-469: The majority of the unit made the long vehicle convoy south to Basra Iraq (British Army). The unit deployed from September 2008 to September 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. There were no combat related deaths during this Deployment. 2-8 Infantry Battalion 4th ID deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the early summer of 2011. Upon return from Iraq, 2-8 began training and pre deployment tasks for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. 2-8

8214-403: The many exhibits at the fair. Spectacularly, the buildings were lighted at night with strings of electric lights. The effect inspired a generation of builders and architects. Though it was used for residences, Neoclassical Revival was more prominently used for public buildings and banks ... institutions where gravitas was expected." 8th Infantry Regiment The 8th Infantry Regiment of

8325-428: The moneyed interests targeted, by incumbents in both parties, by those who felt spending limits impinged on free political speech and might be unconstitutional as well, and by those who wanted to counterbalance the power of what they saw as media bias . Despite sympathetic coverage in the media, initial versions of the McCain–Feingold Act were filibustered and never came to a vote. The term " maverick Republican"

8436-626: The outskirts of Hanoi. In December 1967, McCain was placed in a cell with two other Americans, who did not expect him to live more than a week. In March 1968, McCain was placed in solitary confinement , where he remained for two years. In mid-1968, his father John S. McCain Jr. was named commander of all U.S. forces in the Vietnam theater, and the North Vietnamese offered McCain early release because they wanted to appear merciful for propaganda purposes, and also to show other POWs that elite prisoners were willing to be treated preferentially. McCain refused repatriation unless every man taken in before him

8547-414: The place I lived longest in my life was Hanoi. McCain won a highly contested primary election with the assistance of local political endorsements, his Washington connections, and money that his wife lent to his campaign. He then easily won the general election in the heavily Republican district. In 1983, McCain was elected to lead the incoming group of Republican representatives, and was assigned to

8658-538: The political and financial support of most of the party establishment, whereas McCain was supported by many moderate Republicans and some conservative Republicans. McCain focused on the New Hampshire primary , where his message appealed to independents. He traveled on a campaign bus called the Straight Talk Express. He held many town hall meetings , answering every question voters asked, in

8769-545: The powerful Senate Commerce Committee; he was criticized for accepting funds from corporations and businesses under the committee's purview, but in response said the small contributions he received were not part of the big-money nature of the campaign finance problem. McCain took on the tobacco industry in 1998, proposing legislation to increase cigarette taxes to fund anti-smoking campaigns, discourage teenage smokers, increase money for health research studies, and help states pay for smoking-related health care costs. Supported by

8880-530: The project. The clock with an 800-pound bell was delivered via the Colorado river from Howard Watch Co in Boston, Massachusetts. The courthouse caught fire in 1892 after rain water seeped into the basement and mixed with lime. This bothered the court of supervisors and they began building a $ 800 addition to the building the same year. Two years later the building was wired for electricity and the newest addition to

8991-405: The race for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination , but lost a heated primary season contest to George W. Bush . He secured the 2008 Republican presidential nomination , beating fellow candidates Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee , though he lost the general election to Barack Obama . McCain subsequently adopted more orthodox conservative stances and attitudes and largely opposed actions of

9102-454: The regiment assumed command and control of Civilian Conservation Corps Districts F and I, Fourth Corps Area . Assigned Reserve officers conducted summer training with the regiment at Fort Moultrie. The regiment was transferred on 28 June 1940 to Fort Benning , Georgia. The 8th Infantry Regiment assaulted Utah Beach on June 6, 1944 . It was the first of the 4th Infantry Division's infantry regiments to land on Utah Beach. In World War II,

9213-548: The regiment until his promotion to brigadier general and command of a brigade. The 8th Infantry Regiment was stationed at Koblenz, Germany , as of July 1919 on occupation duty. It was assigned to the 1st Brigade, American Forces in Germany (AFG) in November 1919, and was relieved in April 1922 from the 1st Brigade, AFG. It sailed from Antwerp , Belgium , on 25 January 1923 on the troopship USAT St. Mihiel , and arrived on 7 February 1923 at Savannah, Georgia . The regiment, less

9324-515: The rest of the deployment. The 2-8th Infantry, in conjunction with other components of 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, secured and held multiple airfields and military complexes for later use by follow-on forces as far north as K2 Airfield near Bayji. In May 2003, 1-8 Infantry returned to the 3rd Brigade and deployed to Jalula near the Iranian border and negotiated a disarming of five MEK (Iranian) brigades and then deployed north to Kurkuk to assist

9435-419: The rules. "He collected demerits the way some people collect stamps." His class rank (894 of 899) was not indicative of his intelligence nor his IQ , which had been tested to be 128 and 133. McCain graduated in 1958. McCain began his early military career when he was commissioned as an ensign , and started two and a half years of training at Pensacola to become a naval aviator. While there, he earned

9546-557: The stairs on the western side of the courthouse. This was due to the increased population and events that were being held on the plaza. The Yavapai County Courthouse is added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The 1910 fountain is removed and the "Lady Ermintrude" statue is given to Sharlot Hall Museum after a winter freeze. In 1986 the Prescott Kiwanis Club donates a brand new centerpiece for

9657-721: The troops too late; in the interim, the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing killed hundreds. McCain won re-election to the House easily in 1984, and gained a spot on the House Foreign Affairs Committee . In 1985, he made his first return trip to Vietnam, and also traveled to Chile where he met with its military junta ruler, General Augusto Pinochet . In 1984, McCain and Cindy had their first child, daughter Meghan , followed two years later by son John IV and in 1988 by son James. In 1991, Cindy brought an abandoned three-month-old girl needing medical treatment to

9768-554: The vote to Bush's 30 percent. The Bush campaign and the Republican establishment feared that a McCain victory in the crucial South Carolina primary might give his campaign unstoppable momentum. The Arizona Republic wrote that the McCain–Bush primary contest in South Carolina "has entered national political lore as a low-water mark in presidential campaigns", while The New York Times called it "a painful symbol of

9879-562: The way at NAVISTAR on the Kuwait/Iraq border, CSC CEDAR II, and CSC SCANIA before reaching FOB KALSU in northern Babil Province. 2–8 IN, in conjunction with 2nd Special Troops Battalion, and 2nd Brigade Headquarters conducted Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority with 155th AR BDE, Mississippi National Guard and 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in December 2006. 2–8 IN's area of operations included Babil Province north

9990-492: The wind and ringing the bell. A year later President Taft visited Prescott and the courthouse was decorated. In 1910 a new fountain was installed with two basins and a statue. They also planted a Deodar Cedar tree in the northeast quadrant of the plaza to commemorate Arizona's statehood. The Boy Scouts placed a plaque on a granite rock in front of this tree, designating it as the "Arizona Statehood Tree". When Arizona became an official state in 1912, Yavapai County decided to build

10101-668: Was Chairman of the International Republican Institute , an organization that supports the emergence of political democracy worldwide. In 1993 and 1994, McCain voted to confirm President Clinton's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court , Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer , whom he considered qualified. He later explained that "under our Constitution, it is the president's call to make." McCain had also voted to confirm nominees of presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, including Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas . McCain attacked what he saw as

10212-506: Was a prisoner of war until 1973. McCain experienced episodes of torture and refused an out-of-sequence early release . He sustained wounds that left him with lifelong physical disabilities. McCain retired from the Navy as a captain in 1981 and moved to Arizona. In 1982, McCain was elected to the House of Representatives, where he served two terms. Four years later, he was elected to the Senate, where he served six terms. While generally adhering to conservative principles, McCain also gained

10323-699: Was active on Indian Affairs bills. He supported most aspects of the foreign policy of the Reagan administration , including its hardline stance against the Soviet Union and policy towards Central American conflicts , such as backing the Contras in Nicaragua. McCain opposed keeping U.S. Marines deployed in Lebanon , citing unattainable objectives, and subsequently criticized President Reagan for pulling out

10434-436: Was again on the short list of possible vice-presidential picks, this time for Republican nominee Bob Dole . While Dole instead selected Jack Kemp , he chose McCain to deliver the nominating speech for him in the presidential roll call vote at the 1996 Republican National Convention . The following year, Time magazine named McCain as one of the "25 Most Influential People in America". In 1997, McCain became chairman of

10545-586: Was also released. Such early release was prohibited by the POWs' interpretation of the military Code of Conduct , which states in Article III: "I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy." To prevent the enemy from using prisoners for propaganda, officers were to agree to be released in the order in which they were captured. Beginning in August 1968, McCain was subjected to severe torture. He

10656-471: Was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a U.S. senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Republican Party 's nominee in the 2008 U.S. presidential election . McCain was a son of Admiral John S. McCain Jr. and grandson of Admiral John S. McCain Sr. He graduated from

10767-862: Was bound and beaten every two hours, and he was suffering from heat exhaustion and dysentery . Further injuries brought McCain to "the point of suicide", but his preparations were interrupted by guards. Eventually, McCain made an anti-U.S. propaganda "confession". He had always felt that his statement was dishonorable, but as he later wrote: "I had learned what we all learned over there: every man has his breaking point. I had reached mine." Many U.S. POWs were tortured and maltreated to extract "confessions" and propaganda statements; virtually all eventually yielded something. McCain received two to three beatings weekly because of his continued refusal to sign additional statements. McCain refused to meet various anti-war groups seeking peace in Hanoi, wanting to give neither them nor

10878-532: Was completed on February 23, 1878. It had a basement, two-stories made up of red bricks, and a clock tower with a bell. The building was opened to the public on September 3, 1878. George Waters of Maine built the Victorian building with sandstone from the Verde Valley on the bottom floor and local bricks for the top floor. The contractor for the project, A.S Haskell said he nearly went bankrupt for completing

10989-424: Was consolidated in May 1869 with Company A, 33rd Infantry, with the consolidated unit being designated as Company A, 8th Infantry. 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment is currently part of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), 4th Infantry Division located at Fort Carson , Colorado. The 8th Infantry was assigned on 17 December 1917 to the 8th Division. It was commanded by Colonel Walter Cowen Short , who led

11100-607: Was frequently applied to McCain, and he also used it himself. In 1993, McCain opposed military operations in Somalia . Another target of his was pork barrel spending by Congress, and he actively supported the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 , which gave the president power to veto individual spending items but was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1998. In the 1996 presidential election , McCain

11211-401: Was given medical care only when the North Vietnamese discovered that his father was an admiral. His status as a prisoner of war (POW) made the front pages of major American newspapers. McCain spent six weeks in the hospital, where he received marginal care. He had lost 50 pounds (23 kg), he was in a chest cast, and his gray hair had turned white. McCain was sent to a different camp on

11322-557: Was one of the first Active units to re-align themselves to a Combined Arms Brigade. Originally they were two infantry companies (Alpha and Bravo Company) and two Armored Companies (Charlie and Delta). Also implemented within was a Forward support company and a Headquarters company. The two Armored companies turned in tanks and converted over to a light infantry company (while still keeping their Armored guidons and designations respectively). The Two armored companies were mixed between Tankers and Infantry along with other attachments. 2-8 Completed

11433-425: Was one of the five senators whom Keating contacted to prevent the government's seizure of Lincoln, and McCain met twice with federal regulators to discuss the government's investigation of Lincoln. In 1999, McCain said: "The appearance of it was wrong. It's a wrong appearance when a group of senators appear in a meeting with a group of regulators, because it conveys the impression of undue and improper influence. And it

11544-606: Was published; a reviewer observed that its appearance "seems to have been timed to the unfolding Presidential campaign." The most successful of his writings, it received positive reviews, became a bestseller, and was later made into a TV film . The book traces McCain's family background and childhood, covers his time at Annapolis and his service before and during the Vietnam War, concluding with his release from captivity in 1973. According to one reviewer, it describes "the kind of challenges that most of us can barely imagine. It's

11655-464: Was reinstated. In 1976, he became Commanding Officer of a training squadron stationed in Florida. He improved the unit's flight readiness and safety records, and won the squadron its first-ever Meritorious Unit Commendation . During this period in Florida, he had extramarital affairs, and his marriage began to falter, about which he later stated: "The blame was entirely mine". McCain served as

11766-572: Was relieved from the 8th Division and assigned to the 4th Division on 24 March 1923. The 2nd Battalion participated in fighting fires in Charleston, South Carolina , in late April 1927. The regimental headquarters was transferred on 24 October 1929 to Fort Moultrie. The 3rd Battalion was inactivated on 31 October 1929 at Fort Moultrie. Company D was awarded the Edwin Howard Clark trophy for machine gun marksmanship for 1930. In April 1933,

11877-606: Was reorganized and redesignated on 1 October 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry. The 1st Battalion 8th Infantry won nine campaign streamers for action in Vietnam from 1966 to 1970, participating in operations Sam Houston , Francis Marion , Don Quin and Paul Revere III . The Vietnamese government awarded the battalion the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm and the Civil Action Medal First Class. Alpha and Charlie Companies were awarded

11988-477: Was sent to Kuwait as a security force. In the fall of 1991, 4-8 INF(-) relieved 11th ACR in Kuwait as the second rotation of security forces protecting Kuwait while the country continued rebuilding. The unit was sent (along with the rest of the brigade) to Fort Lewis, Washington in the summer of 1994. That fall, the unit was inactivated and re-designated 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. This

12099-481: Was the first time units of the 2nd Infantry Division set foot on US soil since the Korean War began. In March 2003, the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment attached to 1st Brigade, was the spearhead of the 4th Infantry Division passing through the 101st Air Assault Division and through 3rd Infantry Division at the northern edge of Baghdad. 1-8 seized Taji, Balad Airfield, and then proceeded north to Tikrit, secured

12210-621: Was the wrong thing to do." In the end, McCain was cleared by the Senate Ethics Committee of acting improperly or violating any law or Senate rule, but was mildly rebuked for exercising "poor judgment". In his 1992 re-election bid, the Keating Five affair was not a major issue, and he won handily, gaining 56 percent of the vote to defeat Democratic community and civil rights activist Claire Sargent and independent former governor, Evan Mecham . McCain developed

12321-545: Was then four inches shorter, in a wheelchair or on crutches, and substantially heavier than when he had last seen her. As a returned POW, he became a celebrity of sorts. McCain underwent treatment for his injuries that included months of physical therapy . He attended the National War College at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., during 1973–1974. He was rehabilitated by late 1974, and his flight status

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