ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Sen. John McCain is to be buried next to his best friend from his days at the U.S. Naval Academy — and not in Arlington National Cemetery with his father and grandfather.

The Arizona Republican remained best friends with Adm. Chuck Larson throughout his life and attended Larson’s funeral in 2014 on a leafy hillside in Annapolis, Maryland.

On Saturday, as McCain entered his final hours, a marker with his name on it stood at the gravesite next to where Larson is buried.