Boston Herald: John McCain remembered, respected by members of both parties

Opposing sides of the political aisle set aside their differences to remember the late U.S. Sen. John Sidney McCain III — a true-blue patriot they agreed exemplified impartiality in deed and speech.

The “Straight Talk Express” conductor, 2008 Republican presidential nominee and a Vietnam prisoner of war, died Saturday at 4:28 p.m., his wife, Cindy, and their family at his side in Arizona. McCain’s yearlong battle with aggressive brain cancer claimed his life at age 81.

Read the full story on the Boston Herald's website here.

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