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Thousands endure blazing Arizona heat to view Senator John McCain's casket

The Arizona National Guard carries the casket of U.S. Senator John McCain during a memorial service at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. [Reuters]

Thousands of admirers of the late Senator John McCain stood in line for hours on Wednesday in the blazing Arizona sun and triple-digit heat for a chance to pay final respects to the war hero and two-time Republican presidential candidate.

A man carrying an umbrella with the U.S and South Vietnam flag awaits in line to pay respect in U.S Senator John McCain memorial. [Reuters]

The single-file procession through the Arizona Capitol rotunda, where McCain’s flag-draped coffin was lying in state, stretched across the statehouse plaza and widened to two or three abreast as it extended down adjacent streets.

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