McCain will lie in state Friday in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington with a formal ceremony and time for the public to pay respects.
On Thursday a funeral will be conducted at North Phoenix Baptist Church with former Vice President Joe Biden speaking.
Then on Saturday, a procession will pass the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and arrive for a funeral at Washington National Cathedral. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are expected to speak at the service.
Then finally on Sunday a private funeral is planned for the afternoon at the Naval Academy Chapel followed by a private burial at the academy cemetery. As he wished, McCain will be buried next to a Naval Academy classmate and lifelong friend, Chuck Larson.
The Arizona Republican died of brain cancer Saturday at 81 at his ranch near Sedona.
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