Arizonans are paying their respects to John McCain as the body of the late senator lays in state in the capitol for a final farewell.
“He dedicated his life to serve his country,” former Arizona senator Jon Kyl says during a ceremony in the capitol rotunda in Phoenix attended by McCain’s wife, Cindy, and children.
“When he saw challenges to its institutions or values, he fought to protect them,” Kyl says.
The Arizona National Guard carries the casket of US Senator John McCain during a memorial service at the Arizona Capitol on August 29, 2018, in Phoenix. (AFP/Pool/Rob Schumacher)
McCain’s remains were driven to the state capitol in a black hearse escorted by four policemen on motorcycles. An honor guard made up of veterans, servicemen, and members of law enforcement and firefighters greeted the flag-draped casket.
McCain’s daughter Meghan sobbed openly as her father’s casket was placed on the Arizona state seal where it will be displayed for the public until Thursday.
Cindy McCain, wife of the late US Senator John McCain, sits with her son Jack, second right, during a memorial service at the Arizona Capitol on August 29, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. (AFP/Pool/Jae C. Hong)
Cindy McCain placed her cheek on the casket and patted it delicately following the intimate ceremony.
The two-time Republican presidential candidate, naval aviator and prisoner-of-war in Vietnam died on Saturday after a year-long battle with brain cancer.
— AFP
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