John McCain has been laid to rest at the the United States Naval Academy Cemetery, in Annapolis, Maryland.
His family and close friends said farewell in a private ceremony on Sunday.
Jack McCain said of his father, “He fought hard, obstinately, exuberantly because he liked to fight, but more importantly, because he believed in what he was fighting for.” He later added, “My father fought and suffered, endured defeats, rose from the ground and fought again to keep faith with his heroes, to safeguard the country he loved and her causes, to be a better man, and to make a better world.”
The covered burial plot for McCain now sits quietly, awaiting a headstone. Years ago Chuck Larson, whose memorial stone is at right, an admiral himself and an ally throughout McCain’s life, reserved four plots at the cemetery — two for McCain and himself, and two for their wives, now widows. Larson died in 2014, and McCain wrote in a recent memoir that he wanted to be buried next to his friend, “near where it began.”
The Naval Academy Cemetery is open to the public daily, sunrise to 5 pm or sunset, whichever is later. For security purposes, visitors must present picture ID before entering the grounds.
