WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) As the nation continues to mourn the loss of Sen. John McCain, an Andover family remembers when they shared a special moment with the senator that went viral.
Ashton Eichman was seven months old when he met McCain for the first time during his run for president in 2008. While its a moment his mother Ashley won't forget, the day isn't too clear for him.
As his mother recalls, it was the first political rally of the year that the pair attended in Belton, Missouri.
"We had Ashton with us and he was wearing this little republican onesie and John McCain saw him and he reached for him."
The Associated Press snapped photos of the senator holding baby Ashton and even kissing him on the cheek. A memory his mother will always have.
Now, she hopes the values the senator stood for are passed on to her son as well.
"You think about the kind of man that John McCain was, he was a hero, he put country before himself so for us to have that memory that we can look at forever thats really special to us."
Ten years later, Eichman says he recently learned more about the photo a few years ago but realizes how special the moment is.
"I just think that he was a pretty good guy and I am pretty lucky for that to have happened to me."
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