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A funeral for the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham will be held in downtown Columbia on Wednesday following a procession beginning at the South Carolina State House.
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The procession begins outside the South Carolina State House at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, according to a news release from U.S. Sen. Darline Graham’s office. A presentation from law enforcement agencies will occur, followed up by an F-16 flyover of the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base.
The caisson, carried by the South Carolina State Guard, will then be escorted down Main Street to the First Baptist Church of Columbia, where seating will be first come, first served. A private family burial will occur in Pickens County later Wednesday, where Graham grew up.
The procession and First Baptist Church of Columbia service is open to the public.
Memorials will also be held in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, and South Carolinians will be able to watch some of the events remotely.
Graham will be honored in the U.S. Capitol rotunda Tuesday, July 28. The ceremony will be closed to the public, but the program will be livestreamed, according to a news release.
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A 2 p.m. funeral service will follow at the Washington National Cathedral, which will be livestreamed. President Donald Trump, a close ally of Graham, and others will pay tribute.
“I am grateful to all those who have come together to help honor and remember Lindsey,” said Darline Graham in a news release. “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.”
Lindsey Graham died suddenly the evening of July 11, with a preliminary report indicating he died from an aortic dissection — a tear in the aorta— due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Graham served in the U.S. Senate for more than two decades and held several leadership positions. He was also elected to the U.S. House and South Carolina state House and served in the U.S. Air Force for 33 years.
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