On Sunday, Senator John McCain was buried in a private memorial service at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and had many years ago asked to be laid to rest alongside his longtime friend and classmate, Adm. Chuck Larson.
The two military men earned their wings together at the Naval Air Station Pensacola and shared living quarters during their advance flight training before Larson entered submarine service.
“Chuck has his wingman back now,” Sarah Larson, the wife of the late admiral, told CNN’s John Berman.
Despite following different paths, the two had much in common, as one of Chuck’s daughters explained :
“They really were thoughtful and principled leaders. At the same time, they also both knew how to have a lot of fun and had a great sense of humor. It is no surprise to me that they would end up best friends,” Erica Larson, one of Sarah and Chuck’s three daughters, told CNN.
Kristen Larson-Datko, another daughter, added that the two possessed “integrity, dedication to service, love their country, honor, every good quality you can think of.”
We might add they were both heroes.
