Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that Sen. John McCain was an “American patriot” who will never be forgotten, and that Americans will “ever remember” that he served the U.S. honorably for 60 years.

“The president asked me to be here on behalf of a grateful nation, to pay a debt of honor and respect to a man who served our country throughout his life,” Pence said in his opening remarks.

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