US Army pallbearers carried the coffin of Senator Lindsey Graham into the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday, as his sister Darlene received it. The eulogy ceremony is expected to begin shortly, according to Israeli media reports.
The funeral ceremony for the late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) began Tuesday at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. US Army pallbearers carried Graham's coffin into the Rotunda, where his sister, Senator Darline Graham Nordon, received it. The eulogy ceremony is expected to start shortly, according to Israeli media reports.
Graham, a longtime Republican senator and a staunch ally of Israel, died on July 11 at age 70 after a cardiac arrest. His funeral was scheduled for July 28 in Washington, followed by a ceremony in South Carolina the next day.
Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordon, was appointed to temporarily fill his Senate seat and has announced she will run in the November midterm election. Several Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, were expected to attend the funeral, as previously reported.
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- StrongNetanyahu reportedly expressed interest in attending Lindsey Graham's Washington funeral
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