Cindy McCain lays her head on her husband's casket in heartbreaking photos from John McCain's memorial in Arizona by Ashley Collman on Aug 29, 2018, 3:14 PM Advertisement
 As the late Sen. John McCain laid in state at the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday, Cindy McCain lay her head on her husband's casket in mourning. It was the first time that Cindy and her children had been seen in public since the senator and Vietnam War hero died on Saturday, after a battle with brain cancer. Two memorials will be held in Arizona before McCain's coffin is taken to Washington, DC for more services on Friday and Saturday. He will be buried at the Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, Maryland on Sunday. SEE ALSO: A star-studded cast including Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg will serve as pallbearers at John McCain's memorial service in DC DON'T MISS: John McCain wanted Obama and Bush to speak at his funeral, but Trump's not invited Cindy McCain arrived at the funeral on the arms of her two sons, 29-year-old James (left) and 31-year-old John, who goes by Jack (right). 
McCain's daughter Meghan, left, started crying as she arrived at the on the arm of her husband Ben Domenech.  Pictured walking ahead of Meghan is her adopted sister Bridget. The McCains adopted Bridget when she was just three months old in 1991, from an orphanage run by Mother Teresa in Bangladesh.
John McCain passed away on Saturday, a little more than a year after being diagnosed with brain cancer.  After his death, his wife issued this statement: "My heart is broken. I am so lucky to have lived the adventure of loving this incredible man for 38 years. He passed away the way he lived, on his own terms, surrounded by the people he loved, in the place he loved best."
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