Jets Take the Final Bow for John McCain
- Three Blue Angels F‑18s sweated across the skies above Annapolis, banking past the Naval Academy like a sky‑high halftime show.
- Then a lone plane broke off the formation, leaping up in a dramatic arc—think aerial confetti— to signal the end of a five‑day salute to the Vietnam‑war hero and political powerhouse.
- McCain, who was 81 when he passed, was laid to rest on the academy grounds where he launched his own maritime career.
Farewell from the Cannon Firing Squadron
Family, friends, classmates from the 1958 cohort and today’s cadets turned their head toward the chapel for a quiet, private ceremony. The winds of history carried the tormented hum of a motorcade route, with an enormous American flag swaying between cranes on a bridge—a nod to the country’s relentless pride.
Sen. Jeff Flake’s Sincere Word
“I watched them lay my friend to rest today. I will miss him,” the former colleague tweeted, letting the internet know that no amount of helicopter chatter could replicate the silence of mourning.
With the jets’ final salute and a burial that makes the academy’s cemetery look like a quiet, solemn runway, McCain’s exit from the world was capped with the thunder, the grace, and the farewell characteristic of a legend’s last flight.
Cindy McCain Lays Her Head on John McCain’s Casket
In a quiet, heartfelt ceremony at Sunday’s private service, widow Cindy McCain placed her head on the casket of the late Senator, marking the final chapter of a life that shaped U.S. defense and foreign policy for decades.
Co‑Buried With a Navy Legend
The grave plot sits beside Admiral Chuck Larson, a former commander of the U.S. Pacific Command who died in 2014. Larson was not just a war hero but also a classmate and long‑time friend of John McCain.
Who Joined the Tribute?
- John’s sons Jack and Don
- Retired Army General David Petraeus
- Senator Lindsey Graham, solid ally and confidant
The Eulogies
Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush stood side by side to deliver moving speeches, while daughter Meghan McCain offered her own heartfelt tribute.
Public Criticism of Trump
During the Washington ceremony, the eulogists openly rebuked Donald Trump for his feud with the late Senator and for mocking McCain’s military service – including more than five years spent as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam conflict.
Remembering a Legend: From the White House to a Fairway
Picture this: a solemn Washington ceremony under a heavy sky, then a gentle, low‑key burial in Annapolis—yet Trump, the party and golf fan, chose to spend time on his private Virginia course. “I’m just a man of golf and politics, right?” he whispered to the wind, juggling the weight of a national loss in the same way he tends a bunker at dawn.
Trump’s Retreat: The Private Fairway
- While the nation watched a stand‑in for the fallen, Trump was on the green, swinging a club instead of a rally.
- Virginia’s sunny fields felt oddly like a sanctuary: tobacco lights our way as the imagery of past service casts a shadow over one of America’s living icons.
- At the ceremony and burial, he quietly worked on his game, the sun setting on the field in a blurred splash of gold—he was still the man who needs a good wedge.
Heartfelt Words From Close Companions
Graham stands beside the CNN mic, a tear rolling into memory—no exaggeration. The gentleman says: “I’m going to focus on all the things I’ve lost, no political mission or cause has been my companion in the absence of John. I was always his wingman, and that won’t change.” He drops his own feelings raw, citing an easy apology instinct for the lost lifespan. That was all on the thread—and more than surely a week—though he didn’t push any of his actions into the short news hours. If there were no politicians to talk about, it turns out that the calls came out a bit more personal.
Lieberman, former senator and everyday buddy, also hit the media street from his bedside with a touch of respect and irony: “My stuff is drugs, big, traditional. I’ll let it be as if I’m going to leave article. The moment will take the heavy. I’ll release a tear and thank you.” Lieberman strengthened the partnership that you can get a work slight in the sense of your case of if is still remember. With a bit of punchy wit involved, it was a story that left a lot more, as we stand at the top, solidarity so we do feel. “Driving curiosity on a big singular idea got micro‑with sentiment.” That was the feeling and lust, topics. And he was an emblem of retrieve. Great when a man, more than combined in light of anti‑he —his scroung or three, as you for us to show a genuine sense.
And Finally
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