Arizona’s governor on Tuesday named former US senator Jon Kyl as the temporary successor to late senator John McCain, appointing a respected and powerful former Republican lawmaker to the post. “There is no one in Arizona with the stature of senator Jon Kyl. He is a man without comparable peer,” Governor Doug Ducey told reporters […] …
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Obama, Bush bid McCain Farewell
Meghan McCain, John McCain’s daughter opened his memorial service with a tearful and impassioned tribute, posing her father’s legacy. She said her father was a “great man” and she encouraged others to live up to his example, setting a tone that echoed the senator’s own fighting spirit as services began yesterday … …
Trump arrives at golf course as McCain funeral underway
US President Donald Trump on Saturday went to one of his golf courses as the final public ceremony honoring late US senator John McCain was underway in Washington. The president’s motorcade arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Loudoun County, Virginia around 11:16am (1516 GMT) while eulogies to McCain were being delivered at his funeral […] …
John McCain’s mother, 106, attends son’s memorial service
When John McCain’s flag-draped casket was carried into the US Capitol Friday, among those honoring the senator was a woman who lived through the turbulence of his iconic career and life: his 106-year-old mother. Half a century after she was told her son had been shot down over Vietnam — where he was held prisoner […] …
McCain returns to US Capitol one last time as colleagues say goodbye
106-year-old John McCain’s mother, Roberta, attends son’s burial services
Roberta McCain, the mother of recently deceased American revered senator, John McCain, has been scheduled to attend the funeral rites of her son. McCain died of brain cancer on August 25 at 81. Now 106, Roberta, the wife of a Navy admiral and mother of a Navy captain lived a life full of travel and […] …
John McCain : A deserving tribute to the American war hero
Since last weekend, the international media have been awash with varying tributes in honour of the late Senator, John McCain who passed on at the age of 81 years. While we express our deep heart condolence to the American people and the family of John McCain, who served his country and its people with all his strength, heart and mind, we however wonder why the honour being given to the late Senator after his demise, was not shown him while he was alive?
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Veterans accuse Trump of ‘blatant disrespect’ for McCain
A leading U.S. veterans’ group blasted President Donald Trump’s muted response to the death of Senator John McCain, after the White House flag was fully raised on Monday after being briefly flown at half mast. McCain, who was a leading conservative dissident within Trump’s Republican Party, died on August 25. The White House, unusually, has […] …
McCain to be buried Sept 2 –Official
Late U.S. Senator John McCain will be buried on September 2 in Annapolis, Maryland, his office said. McCain died at the age of 81 of brain cancer on Saturday. “On Sept. 2 … a private memorial service will take place in the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland, honouring the life of Sen. McCain. […] …
