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Photos: The Body Of Sen. Harry Reid Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Democratic Sen. Harry Reid served as majority leader through two presidencies and was the longest-serving member of Congress from Nevada.

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Officers salute the casket of former Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) as his body lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
Officers salute the casket of former Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) as his body lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

WASHINGTON, DC — Colleagues, family and friends gathered in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to remember former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid. Reid, who suffered from pancreatic cancer, died last month at the age of 82. He lay in state under the Capitol Rotunda while Vice President Kamala Harris and former colleagues paid tribute to his prolific history in Congress.

Reid served alongside two presidents as the Senate majority leader and is the longest-serving member of Congress from the state of Nevada.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York remembered the former senator's passion to to help families. "Few have shaped the workings of this building like our dear friend from Nevada,” he said. "Few have dedicated their lives to the work of the people quite like Harry did."

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Family members including Josh Reid, Rory Reid and the late senator's wife, Landra Gould, watch as a U.S. Joint Forces bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) into the U.S. Capitol. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
A U.S. Joint Forces bearer team carries the casket. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

The U.S. Joint Forces bearer team places the casket in the center of the Rotunda. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)
Members of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's family walk around his flag-draped casket as Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, look on. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)
The U.S. Joint Forces bearer team adjusts the flag draped over former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's casket. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)
Members of Congress gather around the late senator's coffin in the Capitol Rotunda. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, pay their respects. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)
Landra Gould pauses at the casket of her late husband. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of California and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer of New York touch the flag on top of the late senator's casket. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
Members of the U.S. Senate pause at the Rotunda after the memorial service. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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