Heartbreaking: Funeral service held for vice president's son Beau Biden [photos]

Beau Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden, died of brain cancer at the age of 46. Beau Biden’s funeral service was today in Delaware, and President Obama and hundreds of others were in attendance.

The Prayer of St. Francis on the back Beau Biden's funeral program. pic.twitter.com/TUCt0OZXBX

— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) June 6, 2015

Hundreds of mourners attend funeral service for Beau Biden http://t.co/AGm2fvY5rw pic.twitter.com/bNXrvkfpQw

— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) June 6, 2015

Obama pays his respects to Beau Biden, says he lived "a life for others" http://t.co/ia0eW5PSHA pic.twitter.com/74b1z9ia8H

— CBS News Politics (@CBSPolitics) June 6, 2015

"Beau was an original. He was a good man. A man of character. A man who loved deeply, and was loved in return." —President Obama

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) June 6, 2015

"Beau Biden brought to his work a mighty heart.
He brought to his family a mighty heart.
What a good man.
What an original."
—@POTUS

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) June 6, 2015

President Obama and Vice President Biden embrace after the eulogy for Beau Biden. Watch live http://t.co/oZz0jU4MJI pic.twitter.com/qxxSNt82cJ

— CNN (@CNN) June 6, 2015

Obama delivers eulogy for son of Vice President Joe Biden #BeauBiden http://t.co/hw2veE3gwU pic.twitter.com/RV4WdfYdzt

— Hot Beak Politics (@HotBeakPol) June 6, 2015

Father mourns the death of his son. #BeauBiden pic.twitter.com/r8FqLQh61M

— Manik Sethisuwan (@Sethisuwan) June 6, 2015

I was sad in the abstract before. But hard to see this and not feel it yourself. pic.twitter.com/EmXKdV5sBy

— David Waldman-1, of Yorktown LLC™ (@KagroX) June 6, 2015

Indeed. I'll be praying for them today. https://t.co/InC5yKoBFS

— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) June 6, 2015

Just heartbreaking.

Hunter Biden remembers his brother holding his hand in hospital after their mother's death, whispering 'I love you." So loving.

— Scott Simon (@nprscottsimon) June 6, 2015

"As it began, so did it end, each of us desperately holding him, whispering to him 'I love you' as he took his last breath" #BeauBiden

— Debbie Goffa (@DebbieGoffa) June 6, 2015

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Biden family.