Why were none of his veteran buddies invited to speak at his funerals????

Why were none of his veteran buddies invited to speak at his funerals????

When you die, will your veteran buddies be talking at your funeral?

McCain was one of the few who remembered he was elected to work for all Americans BEFORE the party.

Like how he worked for all Americans with his involvement with the Keating Five. Doesn't seem like anyone engaged in this hero worship remembers that.

McCain was one of the few who remembered he was elected to work for all Americans BEFORE the party.

Its a sad man who plans his own funeral.

I would have to totally disagree. I believe it is a very wise man who plans ahead. It saves loved ones the stress of having to deal with your final arrangements. Why put your family in the position of having to deal with everything involved in a death when they are grieving. I have everything spelled out. My body is being donated to a medical school and when they are done studying my body they will cremate me. Then they will give the ashes to my children. There will be no funeral. If my kids want to have a memorial service they can but I have told them I don't need one. I have my burial plot purchased and my tombstone bought and in place. I told my kids to just throw my ashes in the river, but if they don't want to do that they can stick them in the burial plot. Then all they have to do is contact the monument company and have them come to the grave yard and etch the date of death on the tombstone.

If I didn't have all this stuff done then my kids would have to do it. It's just plain respectful to take are of the arrangements yourself and not put the burden on family.

can't say about his but I know my grandfathers funeral was missing all his Navy buddies , because he was the last of them they died in the 3 months preceding his death his best friend's wife was present.
when your in your 80s there aren't many left.

the news did comment he was being buried next to a long time friend from the naval academy so I suppose that answers some of it at least one of his buddies is already dead.

At least they are not planting him at Arlington.

I have always wondered how Ted Kennedy qualifies for Arlington ??

...Any former member of the armed forces who served on active duty (other than for training) and who held any of the following positions:

An elective office of the U.S. Government (such as a term in Congress)...

Colonel Trần Trọng Duyệt, who ran the Hỏa Lò Prison when McCain was held there, remarked, "At that time I liked him personally for his toughness and strong stance. Later on, when he became a US Senator, he and Senator John Kerry greatly contributed to promote [Vietnam]-US relations so I was very fond of him. When I learnt about his death early this morning, I feel very sad. I would like to send condolences to his family.

Still waiting for someone to tell me what he actually did in office to make him so greatly thought off

McCain died at 81. How many Vietnam Vets of that age do you know? McCain spent 5 years in prison so he didn't have a lot of interaction with other servicemen during that period. The one he was closest to had already passed.

I was never much of a McCain fan but respect his service and especially his refusal for early release. Trashing him now in a public forum seems inappropriate.

He single-handedly elected Barry to President. There were other things involving Vietnam relations, but Barry was his greatest contribution. Did Barry speak at the funeral?

You would be surprised who can be buried at Arlington Cemetery! I had a friend that retired from the Army and he is buried there and his wife will be also. He was a sgt/major. I thought there was only white crosses there, wrong there are all types of head stones.

McCain was one of the few who remembered he was elected to work for all Americans BEFORE the party.

At least they are not planting him at Arlington.

I have always wondered how Ted Kennedy qualifies for Arlington ??

At least they are not planting him at Arlington.

I have always wondered how Ted Kennedy qualifies for Arlington ??