Former presidents, world leaders present and past and congressional colleagues pay tribute
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks with Roberta McCain, the 106-year-old mother of Sen. John McCain, before services Saturday for the senator at the National Cathedral in Washington on Saturday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Former presidents, world leaders present and past, some of the other Americans like him held prisoner of war and much of Washington on Saturday celebrated the life of Sen. John McCain at a memorial service at the National Cathedral.
After a ceremony earlier this week back home in Arizona, McCain, who died Aug. 25 at age 81, was remembered in ceremonies in the nation’s capital for his service to the country, first as a Navy pilot who was a held as a POW in North Vietnam for five years, later as a congressman, and then as a longtime senator.
McCain’s casket was carried from the Capitol, where mourners filed past on Friday, to the National Cathedral before he is buried Tuesday at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Here are images from services Saturday at the National Cathedral:
In the end, I got to enjoy one of life’s great gifts: the friendship of John McCain. And I’ll miss him
Former Vice President A Gore, who served in the Senate with McCain before his selection as former President Bill Clinton’s running mate, greets other guests before Saturday’s service. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Meghan McCain remembered her father’s love and made clear how she — and her father — felt about President Donald Trump in her eulogy. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Political strategist Mark Mckinnon, center, who advised McCain’s campaign for the 2008 GOP nomination, and Paul Wolfowitz, former deputy secretary of defense, arrive for the service. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee and current Senate candidate, arrives with his wife Ann on Saturday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrives for McCain’s funeral (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Comic Jay Leno, a McCain friend, arrives at the National Cathedral for Saturday’s service. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., talks with John Kerry, former senator and secretary of State, ralk before the services. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Former Sen. Bill Bradley, was among the many former members of Congress who returned to Washington for the service. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Members of the armed services carry McCain’s casket from the service. The 1958 Naval Academy grad will be buried Sunday in Annapolis. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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