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John McCain's 106-year-old mother Roberta puts on a brave face as she attends her son's memorial service

The grieving mother looked visibly upset, and as she wheeled herself towards her son's casket, where she even made a cross with her hands over the casket blessing his final journey
PUBLISHED SEP 1, 2018

It was quite a somber day at Washington D.C. as friends and family members of the late Senator John McCain said their goodbyes to him on Friday, August 31 at the US Capital, where he was laid in state. However, the most touching part of the entire memorial service was when his mother, 106-year-old Roberta McCain paid her final respects to her son. The grieving mother looked visibly upset, and as she wheeled herself towards her son's casket, where she even made a cross with her hands over the casket, while also saying her final goodbyes to her son. Roberta, a mother-of-three, was married to military serviceman John S. McCain Jr. until he passed away in 1981.

Roberta McCain (2nd L), the 106-year-old mother of John McCain, pays her respects to the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of her son, who lived and worked in Congress over four decades, in the U.S. Capitol rotunda for a farewell ceremony and public visitation, on August 31, 2018 in Washington, DC. The late senator died August 25 at the age of 81 after a long battle with brain cancer. He will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol, a rare honor bestowed on only 31 people in the past 166 years. Sen. McCain will be buried at his final resting place at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Roberta McCain (2nd L), the 106-year-old mother of John McCain, pays her respects to the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of her son, who lived and worked in Congress over four decades, in the U.S. Capitol rotunda for a farewell ceremony and public visitation, on August 31, 2018 in Washington, DC. The late senator died August 25 at the age of 81 after a long battle with brain cancer. He will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol, a rare honor bestowed on only 31 people in the past 166 years. Sen. McCain will be buried at his final resting place at the U.S. Naval Academy.
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