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Mother of John McCain turns 108 years old, credits ‘sense of humor’ for long life

By John Gage
Published February 7, 2020 5:21pm ET
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Mother of John McCain turns 108 years old, credits ‘sense of humor’ for long life
Roberta McCain, the 106-year-old mother of Sen. John McCain of Arizona, stops at his flag-draped casket in the U.S. Capitol rotunda during a farewell ceremony, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington. McCain was a six-term senator, a former Republican nominee for president, and a Navy pilot who served in Vietnam, where he endured five-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war. He died Aug. 25 from brain cancer at age 81. | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Roberta McCain, the mother of the late Sen. John McCain, celebrated her 108th birthday on Friday.

Her granddaughter, Meghan McCain, tweeted out the news.

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