As fighter jets streak overhead, McCain is buried in Annapolis

A US military parade during the burial of late Senator John McCain. [Photo: Reuters]

Fighter jets roared over the U.S. Naval Academy on Sunday in a final tribute to former Senator John McCain as the Vietnam War hero and two-time presidential candidate was laid to rest at the military college that began his career six decades ago.

As three F-18 jets from the Navy’s Blue Angels show squadron streaked overhead, a fourth plane broke formation and arced skyward, marking the conclusion of an extraordinary five-day show of mourning for one of the United States’ most admired politicians.