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Memorial services honor Sen. John McCain (88 images)

Several days of memorials have begun for Sen. John McCain, who died of brain cancer on August 25 at age 81. Services began Wednesday in his home state of Arizona and continue through Sunday, when he will be buried at the U.S. Naval Academy.



The family follows as the casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is moved from the Chapel on the grounds of the United States Navel Academy after a service on Sunday in Annapolis, Md. The casket was carried by horse-drawn caisson to the cemetery at the Naval Academy where McCain was buried. Photo by David Hume Kennerly/McCain Family
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Naval personnel attend the funeral service for the late Senator McCain at the United States Naval Academy Chapel. McCain, who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958, was buried there next to his friend and classmate Navy Adm. Charles "Chuck" Larson. Photo by Nathan Burke/U.S. Navy
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Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, lays her head on the casket during a burial service at the cemetery. Photo by David Hume Kennerly/McCain Family
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Navy Body Bearers carry the casket of the late Sen. John McCain from his funeral service at the United States Naval Academy Chapel, in Annapolis, Md. on Sunday. Photo by Nathan Burke/U.S. Navy
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