WATCH: Bob Dole was critical to existence of WWII memorial, Pat Roberts says at Dole funeral service

The late Sen. Bob Dole was critical to the building of the World War II memorial and of honoring veterans, said former senator and fellow Kansan Pat Roberts during remarks at Dole's funeral service on Dec. 10 at the Washington National Cathedral.
“Let everyone know that without Bob Dole, there would be no WWI memorial,” Roberts said.
Roberts added that Dole was also important in supporting the completion of a memorial to former president Dwight Eisenhower who was the supreme commander of Allied Forces in Europe during WWII.
Dole believed the Eisenhower memorial was important “so veterans could salute and thank their commanding officer."
Dole was honored Friday at Washington National Cathedral as top leaders from both parties gathered to display the kind of bipartisanship now rare in modern government, a tribute to the longtime Kansas senator’s ability to practice bare-knuckle politics without losing an overriding sense of civility.
Dole’s flag-draped casket was carried into the sanctuary by a military honor guard as the congregation stood and Dole’s wife, former North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole, and daughter, Robin, looked on. Joining top leaders of Congress at the invitation-only ceremony were former Vice President Mike Pence and actor Tom Hanks, as was Bill Clinton, who beat Dole to win reelection as president in 1996.
Dole's longtime friend, President Joe Biden, sat with first lady Jill Biden in the first pew. Dole's casket later traveled to the World War II Memorial on the National Mall for a public “celebration of life” featuring Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the U.S. Army Band.
Dole, who died Sunday at age 98, was wounded in the war, served nearly 36 years in Congress and was GOP Senate leader for more than a decade. In February, he announced he'd been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.

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