John McCain , the nominee of the Republican party in the 2008 United States presidential election , has gained the endorsements of many high-profile figures.
Both McCain and his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama , have stated that a person or entity's endorsement of their candidacy does not necessarily imply an endorsement by the candidate of all of the views of the endorser.
Retired military
Senator McCain was endorsed by over 100 retired generals and admirals from the U.S. Army , Navy , Air Force , and Marine Corps ,[57] among them:
Lieutenant General John B. Conaway , USAF (Ret.) – former Chief of the National Guard Bureau
General James B. Davis , USAF (Ret.) – former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe (NATO)
Colonel George "Bud" Day , USAF (Ret.) – Medal of Honor recipient
Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton , USN (Ret.) – Navy Cross recipient
Admiral S. Robert Foley , USN (Ret.) – former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
Admiral Ronald J. Hays , USN (Ret.) – former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Command
Admiral James L. Holloway III , USN (Ret.) – former Chief of Naval Operations
Admiral Bobby Ray Inman , USN (Ret.) – former Director of the NSA
Admiral Jerome L. Johnson , USN (Ret.) – former Vice Chief of Naval Operations
General James L. Jones , USMC (Ret.) – former Commandant of the Marine Corps
General P.X. Kelley , USMC (Ret.) – former Commandant of the Marine Corps
Admiral Robert J. "Barney" Kelly , USN (Ret.) – former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
Admiral Frank Kelso , USN (Ret.) – former Chief of Naval Operations
Admiral George "Gus" Kinnear , USN (Ret.) – former Commander of Air Force, Atlantic Fleet
Admiral Charles R. "Chuck" Larson , USN (Ret.) – former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Command
Admiral Joseph Lopez , USN (Ret.) – former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
Admiral James "Ace" Lyons , USN (Ret.) – former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
Admiral Paul David Miller, USN (Ret.) – former Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet
Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Montoya , USN (Ret.) – former Chief of Naval Civil Engineer Corps
General Carl E. Mundy, Jr. , USMC (Ret.) – former Commandant of the Marine Corps
Vice Admiral John R. Ryan , USN (Ret.) – former Superintendent of the Naval Academy
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf , USA (Ret.) – former Commander-in-Chief, Central Command
Admiral Leighton W. Smith, Jr. , USN (Ret.) – former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
Colonel Leo K. Thorsness , USAF (Ret.) – Medal of Honor recipient
Lieutenant General James A. Williams , USA (Ret.) – former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
Admiral Ronald J. Zlatoper , USN (Ret.) – former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet