Lindsey Graham Funeral Services Begin in Washington, Drawing Trump and World Leaders
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Updated · NBC News · Jul 27
Lindsey Graham Funeral Services Begin in Washington, Drawing Trump and World Leaders
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jul 27
Summary
Two days of funeral services for Lindsey Graham began Tuesday in Washington, with a Capitol rotunda ceremony and a 2 p.m. funeral at Washington National Cathedral before events shift to South Carolina on Wednesday.
Trump is expected to deliver remarks, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are among the foreign leaders attending after years of working with Graham on defense and foreign policy.
Military and Senate honors frame the Washington ceremonies: an armed forces body bearer team is carrying Graham’s casket in recognition of his Air Force service, before a Capitol Police memorial guard takes over for the rotunda tribute.
South Carolina’s public farewell starts about 10:45 a.m. ET Wednesday at the State House in Columbia, followed by a horse-drawn caisson procession, an F-16 flyover and a church service before a private burial in Pickens County.
Graham, 71, died July 11 after suffering an aortic dissection at his home near the Capitol, and his sister Darline Graham was appointed to serve the final six months of his Senate term and is now running in the Aug. 11 primary.