Lindsey Graham honored with memorial services, in photos
Posted July 29, 2026 4:02 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The late Sen. Lindsey Graham is honored Tuesday in Washington as his remains arrive at the U.S. Capitol before a funeral at Washington National Cathedral. Two days of services conclude Wednesday with Graham's burial in his home state of South Carolina.
A guest looks at the program during the service for Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Allison Robbert)
President Donald Trump watches as an Armed Forces Body Bearer Team moves the casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., during a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, speaks to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, before the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Tuesday July 28, 2026, at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump speaks at the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., right, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., her husband, Larry Nordone, and family, during the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Tuesday July 28, 2026, at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
Former Vice President Mike Pence arrives at a funeral service for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other guests, attend the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Tuesday July 28, 2026, at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is greeted by from left, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, talk show host Sean Hannity, center, and Bret Baier, the host of “Special Report with Bret Baier” on Fox News, before the funeral service for Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Tuesday July 28, 2026, at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump speaks at the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., looks on as her brother's casket is carried out of First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., following a funeral service, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP/Gerald Herbert)
The flag-draped casket of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., carried on a horse-drawn caisson, pauses in front of law enforcement officers before his funeral in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP/Jeffrey Collins).
The casket of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is carried inside First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., for a funeral service, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP/Gerald Herbert)
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster speaks as the casket of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., sits at the front of First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., for a funeral service, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP/Gerald Herbert)
From left, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster; Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.; wife of Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Mindy Noce; Sen. Scott; and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend the funeral service for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP/Gerald Herbert)
An Armed Forces Body Bearer Team places the flag-draped casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Allison Robbert)
An Armed Forces Body Bearer Team carries the flag-draped casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, out of the Capitol building, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Allison Robbert)