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WASHINGTON - Definitive plans are now set for the two funeral services, one here and one in South Carolina, that will honor the life and public service career of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Graham's casket will be carried into the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on the morning of July 28, where a private ceremony and short program will honor his service in the U.S. Senate.
The event will be livestreamed.
From there, Graham's remains will be taken to the Washington National Cathedral, where a funeral service, including remarks by President Donald Trump, will be held at 2 p.m.
"The Cathedral is proud to serve as a sacred space where people gather during times of both celebration and sorrow," said The Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, Dean of the Cathedral.
"We believe that God is present with us in all of life's moments. Our prayers are with Sen. Graham's family at this difficult time," said Hollerith, who will officiate the service.
Other notable attendees for the invitation-only service will be announced at a future time. The ceremony will be livestreamed on the cathedral's YouTube channel.
The remembrance of Graham will then shift to South Carolina, where a funeral service will be held in Columbia, S.C. at about 10:45 a.m. July 29, with a public funeral procession starting from the south side of the Statehouse and then down the city's Main Street to the First Baptist Church of Columbia.
The procession will include law enforcement from across the state and an 11 a.m., F-16 flyover from the fighter wing based at McEntire Joint National Guard Base.
The late senator's remains will be carried by a detachment of the S.C. State Guard.
The funeral service at First Baptist, a large church on Hampton Street, will be public. Seating is first come, first served.
Graham will then be buried during a private family ceremony in Pickens County.
In a social media post, Graham's sister, Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., expressed gratitude to
"all those who have come together to help honor and remember Lindsey."
"I would like to extend my sincere thanks to President Trump and his team, Washington National Cathedral, Senate leadership, First Baptist Church of Columbia and the Senate Sergeant at Arms for going above and beyond to ensure these will be honorable tributes to Lindsey," she said.
Lindsey Graham was first elected to the Senate in 2002 following four terms in the U.S. House. Graham became one of the Senate's most high profile voices on defense and foreign affairs.
His death, from a torn aorta, came as he was seeking reelection to a fifth term this November and days after turning 71 on July 9.
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