McCain Touts Military Background in New Minute-Long TV Spot

The Arizonan goes up on the air in battleground states with hard-hitting spot recalling McCain's time in Vietnam and his years as a "maverick" in Congress.

"Beautiful words cannot make our lives better. But a man who has always put his country and her people before self, before politics … can."

Shows images from his time in the Navy, including footage from his POW days.

Watch it above. Read script here.