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john mccain stood up for every value that capital. he felt the same patriotism inside its walls.it only right that today near the d of his long journey, john lies here. in this great wall, under this mianty dome, like other amer heroes before him. here, as a restless wach appr the shores of eternity.

we thank god for giving this country john mccain. on behalf of a grateful nation, and on behalf of congress, i want to begin by giving thanks to the mccain family. for your many ars of service to our country. we share your anguish in losing this great man. rarely does this glo rotunda fall silent at this hour. on a day like this, john would usually bounding this way or that way right through here, visitors turning to each other, asking, is that who they think it is?

ret in this quiet hour, we left to ponder how his life speaks to us. john mccain deserves to be remembered as he wished to be remembered.o a patriot rved his untry. a man of the senate but also a man of the house. a navy man. a family man. man who made an enormous difference in the lives of countless people. a man of conviction. a man oftate. llere's a line from his farewell statement that rjust grabbed me. our identities and sense of

worth are not circumscribed but larger than our causes themselves. that's john mccain. how fitting and how true.wh stands out about john mccain is what he stood for. the rich blessings that only freedom can bestow. the sense of purpose t battle joined can bring.on the coumanity that burns of in eacur hearts. he hemingway once wrote, the world breaks everyone, afterward, many ryan, leader schumer and leader pelosi. distinguished members of congress. members of the cabinet. members of our armed forces andd honored guestsost of all,

to the mccain family. to cindy. his children.an mrs. roberta mccain. it's deeply humbling to stand before you today at the united states capitol to commemorate nd the lifeervice of an american patriot. senator john mccain. the president asked me to be here. on behalf of a grateful nation. to pay a debt of honor and respect to a man who served our country throughout h life. in uniform and in public office. and 's my great honor to be here. in the long history of our nation only 30 americans have

lain in state in the united states capitol rotunda. today, as a reflection of his colleagues and our country hold him, senator john mccain joins ose ranks. the son and the grandson of four-star admirals. john came from a family that prized military service. he entered the united states naval academy when he was just 17 years old. his service as a naval aviator o him around world, and eventually to the war in vietnam. it was there on his 23rd bombing run that john was shot down and captured. refusing early release for the sake of his come rerades. he endured 5 1/2 years of confinement and torture. then as now, americans marveledl

at the iron f john mccain.t ptivity did not disminnish john's sense of calling or his commitment to mission.d as he woter say, i fell in love with my country when e was a prisoner in someone else's. after he made it home, john traded service in the uniform of the united states for service in congress. exchanging the rank of captain for congressman. and later senator. for 35 years, john served in these veryalls under this very dome. and he fought for what he believed i in my years in congress, and as vice president, we did not always agree, either.

and he almost always noticed. but his support for limited government, for tax reform, andu support for alarmed forces surely left our nation more prosperous and more secure and he will be missed. as president trump said yesterday, we respect his service to the country. like many of you gathered here, i also had the privilege of traveling with senator john mccain to visit our troops overseas. earlier this week, i told cindy of a time on a trip through an iraq, afteher 18-hour day, in tr with iraqi officials. after the dinner, john, who was more than 20 yea older than

me, walked up, put his hand on my shoulder and said, mike, we got a few more meetings tonight. but why don't you turn in, you look like you could use some rest. thanks, john. honestly, seeing him down range i never traveled with a colleague who was better to our enlisted or harder on our generals. john mccain loved the men and women who rved in the uniform of the united states and he was a champion of our armed forces throughout his career. in every generation, there are those who put country first. who prize service ahead of self. who summon idealism from a cynical age.

john mccain was such a man.da today, he lies in the place where he served to the last, the congress of the united states. soon, he'll go to restn the grounds ere he served first -- the united states naval academy. the eyes of thamerican people will be upon him as he goes. and so, too, will their prayers. for him. and especially for his beloved family. gathered here today. and we'll pray that those who mourn shall be comforted. so, we mourn with those who mourn. and we grieve with those who grieve.

john mccain like millions of americans, held firm to that hope from an old hymn that became a title of a book he wrote some 20 years ago, "faith of our fathers." the full stanza of that hymn reads, faith of our faths living still, in spite of dungeon, fire and swor how or hearts beat high with joy when we hear that fwloers you word. john mccain held firm to that faith. the ith of his fathers. .th ugh dungeons, fire and sword. and he held fast to his faith in amera. through six decades of service. we gather here today to honor an

americ patriot. served a cause greater than himself. and we gather here, remembering a man who knew how he wanted to be remembered. and so let me say, to all those gathered and his beloved family, on behalf of a grateful nation we will ever remember that john mccain servehis country and john mccain served his country honorably. may god blesthe memory of john mccain. may god comfort his family and friends and may god continue to please the unite oatd f esus

leow our hands for the benediction.lo eterna god w he hoad mof one blood all the people of earth. we give thanks for the consequential life osenator john mccain.or a drum majorourage. truth and justice. accept our gratitude for his commitment to make decisions based upon principles. for his pragmatic leadership bu during tnt times. and for his life of exemplary and heroic service. lord, we are grateful for his efforts to do what was in the country's best interest.

and for providing inspiration that kept our nation strong. we praise you for permitting senator john mccain to remind us that we are tied to a single garment of destiny. needing one another toulfill your purposes for our lives. may the life of this american patriot inspire us to see you more clearly. to love you more dearly.u and to follow re nearly each day. now, unto him who's able to keep us without stumbling or slipping

and to present us before the presence of his glory with unspeakable delight we ascribe glory, majesty and might, ow dominion and, now and always. we pray in the name of senator john mccain's redeemer, jesus christ. amen.

as we watch the rest of the family pay respects to senator . john mcc s his wife, children, grandchildren all filing past. a momenthat's so deeply personal for this family. a moment of shared grief with the entire family.

kelly o'connell is with me. has covered hn mccain for years on capitol hill. and kelly, you've been speaking with friends and family. henry kissinger approaches the casket right now. on >>ime friend and adviser of the senator. they we friends for decades. we did see his seven children, he has four young adult grandchildren and one toddler o's not here today. and then the sons and daughters in law of the mccain family. his brother joe who ars a ri striking resemblance and then g.eing roberta mccain, 106 years old, is so touch against the normal order of things for a parent to bury a child. the child was nearly 82.n john mccten told me when we would be in situations here around the capitol, he would

laugh about his longevity. we were on a plane once. it was a very bumpy ride.ai hedon't worry, i've been in enough scrapes i'm going to live forever. sadly it was just short of 82. friends anfamily in recent days, i have had time to speak with them and spemd time with what struck me is that they h described final days he was happy and a word that many used, he was content and that's the st people would want their lives to reach a conclusion. >> we heard from vice presidt mike pence. the highest ranking the and only member of the administration who will speak at these events that will take place over the next couple of days. . the burial happening on sunday. kasie hunt is outside the capitol.

this will now once all of those in in the rotunda have a chance to pay their respects it will then open to the public. explain to us what will happen atis afternoon. >> that's right, the traditional way we go about this process of lying in state tiand one of the great tras is is that it's for the public, for the americans that senator john mccain served for so many years. starting at 1:00 eastern time, they'll open these doors to the public. the doors will stay open for viewing until 8:00 tonight. unless there's still people stayi standing in line, if that's the case, they'll allothem to pay their respects. some remarkable symbolism out here on the east front of the capitol.ng the sun is shin the capitol. it was pouring, pouring down ly rain for just few minutes right as the casket wa.carried insi

a reflection of the mourning and the celebration of john mcca's life as we have seen here today. kate. >> kasie, thank you so much. our thank as well to kelly o'donnell and much more on all of this, the remembrance for john mccain and tributes on aretha franklin also happening toy. the news tonight on nbc "nightly news." for now, i'm kate snow. nbc news in new york.

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