{"id":3875,"date":"2026-07-28T16:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3875"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:09:19","slug":"live-coverage-u-s-leaders-family-honor-lindsey-graham-in-d-c-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3875","title":{"rendered":"Live coverage: U.S. leaders, family honor Lindsey Graham in D.C. services"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>World leaders, U.S. politicians from across the political spectrum and other officials gathered in Washington, D.C. to mourn Lindsey Graham, a prominent lawmaker from South Carolina who died suddenly earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3874\">With 160 mph winds, Hurricane Genevieve expected to bring 11-foot waves to SoCal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham\u2019s Washington, D.C. memorials began in the U.S. Capitol rotunda Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham\u2019s remains were carried into the U.S. Capitol by an Armed Forces Body Bearer Team in tribute to his three decades of service in the Air Force. Though he did not lie in state Tuesday, a closed-to-the-public program in the U.S. Capitol honored his nearly quarter-century service in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Past and former, Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers, Graham\u2019s family and friends attended the ceremony Tuesday morning, with many walking past or touching the senator\u2019s flag-draped casket.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Speakers U.S. Rep. Sheri Biggs, Vice President JD Vance and Senate Majority Leader John Thune reflected on Graham\u2019s career in the U.S. Senate and his personal life.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t matter to Lindsey whether an issue was popular or unpopular, whether he had the full support of his colleagues or whether he was standing alone,\u201d Thune said. \u201cIf he believed he was in the right, he spoke up. He told things the way he saw them, and he didn\u2019t mince words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham, Vance said, was well-liked by his colleagues, felt passionate about his work and made those around him laugh.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he walked into the Senate, this was a guy who couldn\u2019t have stood more than 5 foot 6 or 5 foot 7, but he\u2019d swashbuckle in with his jacket open like he was 6 foot 5,\u201d Vance said. \u201cHe had an attitude to him, and it\u2019s one of the reasons why Lindsey Graham was Lindsey Graham.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Biggs, who represents the Graham\u2019s hometown of Seneca in the House, also acknowledged his service in the Air Force and commitment to international U.S. allies.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3873\">From State House to presidential ally. A timeline of Sen. Lindsey Graham\u2019s career<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat made Lindsey exceptional was his ability to work on difficult issues while maintaining personal relationships with people who disagreed with him,\u201d Biggs said. \u201cHe believed that conversations matter. He believed that showing up mattered, and he believed that leadership meant finding a way forward, even when the path was complicated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he was also very good at outsmarting the trolls, the armchair critics and the keyboard warriors,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The memorial will continue at the Washington National Cathedral, . Among those who served as honorary pallbearers were Graham\u2019s chief of staff Richard Perry, a longtime communications staffer Kevin Bishop and longtime campaign manager Scott Farmer<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>World leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are also expected to attend Graham\u2019s funeral Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Many prominent bipartisan public servants had state funerals at the Washington National Cathedral, including former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and Dwight Eisenhower.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham died suddenly July 11, two days after his 71st birthday, with a preliminary report indicating he died from an aortic dissection \u2014 a tear in the aorta\u2014 due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He served in the U.S. Senate for more than two decades, holding powerful leadership roles and allies across the political spectrum. 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.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham\u2019s remains will travel for a final time to South Carolina Tuesday evening. Memorials will continue Wednesday with a public church service at the First Baptist Church of Columbia and a private family burial in Pickens County, where Graham grew up.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3872\">Will you need an umbrella for Lindsey Graham funeral in Columbia? 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