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The McCain family was the first to have a father-son duo achieving what?

  • Becoming U.S. Senators

  • Winning the Medal of Honor

  • Achieving a four-star rank

  • Becoming Joint Chiefs of Staff

Answer

John McCain and his son John Sidney McCain IV were the first father-son duo to achieve the rank of four-star general in the United States Navy. John McCain Sr. served as an admiral during World War II and the Vietnam War, while John McCain IV served as a four-star admiral from 2007 to 2013. Both men were decorated war heroes, and John McCain Sr.
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