WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Dole is being remembered during his funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Friday.
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Dole died Sunday in his sleep at the age of 98.
He announced in February that he was being treated for advanced lung cancer, CNN reported.
President Joe Biden was among those who will speak during the funeral, CNN reported.
Lee Greenwood is expected to perform, USA Today reported.
After the service, the motorcade drove to the National World War II Memorial to honor Dole’s military service and sacrifice.
He will then be taken to his home state of Kansas for a ceremony before he returns to Washington, according to USA Today.
Dole will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery, The Associated Press reported.
Bob Dole Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mark Milley, left, holds the arm of former Sen. Elizabeth Dole as another member of the military holds the arm of Robin Dole, as they watch the casket of former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., being carried down the East steps of Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, where he was lying in state. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (Susan Walsh)
Bob Dole Lies In State At U.S. Capitol The casket of former US Senator Bob Dole arrives at the US Capitol where it will lie in state on December 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. Dole, a veteran who was severely injured in World War II, was a Republican Senator from Kansas from 1969 to 1996. He ran for president three times and became the Republican nominee for president in 1996. (Photo by Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images) (Mandel NGAN/Getty Images)
Through the years American politician and Senator from Kansas, Robert Dole. Dole was the vice-presidential candidate of the Republican Party in the elections of 1976 and also the losing candidate in the 1996 presidential elections. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) (Keystone/Getty Images)
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