Elder McCain’s records released

Elder McCain’s records released
By Libby Quaid - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday May 30, 2008 9:34:20 EDT

WASHINGTON — As John S. McCain Jr. started down the road toward four-star admiral, he hit a bump.

McCain, the father of presidential candidate John McCain, was smitten by a pretty blond coed, Roberta Wright. The 22-year-old ensign left his ship, without permission, to elope.

“Showed lack of judgment,” his commanding officer concluded. “He might have readily obtained such permission to get married.” McCain was suspended for five days.

This youthful indiscretion went into McCain’s official military personnel file, a 4-inch-thick stack of documents released to The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act.

McCain apologized for his infraction, writing, “I contacted a messmate and asked him to inform my division officer as to my intentions and that I would be absent from quarters the next morning.”


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