Wednesday, September 5, 2018

20 YEARS AGO THEY CHOSE TO BE BURIED SIDE-BY-SIDE

John McCain is now buried next to Admiral Chuck Larson at the Naval Academy cemetery

BarkGrowlBite
September 5, 2018

John McCain and Chuck Larson became best buddies while both were midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy. When they graduated in 1958, Larson was near the top of the class while McCain was near the bottom. Chuck was John’s wingman during their combat missions over Vietnam.

Larson remained in the Navy to become the second-youngest admiral in history at the age of 43. John and Chuck remained best buddies and 20 years ago chose to be buried side-by-side at the Naval Academy cemetery. Larson reserved four plots for themselves and their wives. He specified that he and McCain be laid to rest next to each other. Larson passed away in 2014.

NcCain’s burial Sunday in Annapolis was a private ceremony. Among the pallbearers were Frank Gamboa, his academy roommate; Defense Secretary Jim Mattis; Revlon Chairman Ronald Perelman; his son-in-law Ben Domenech; and two men who were POWs with McCain in Vietnam, John Fer and Everett Alvarez Jr.

Although his father and grandfather, both admirals, are buried at Arlington National Cemetery, McCain decided to be buried next to his buddy in Annapolis.

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