Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) was first elected to the Senate in 1959 and was the longest serving member in the Senate's history. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
The 2010 Obit Podcast
The flag-draped coffin carrying Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) is carried by a U.S. military honor guard through the U.S. Capitol earlier today. Pool/AFP hide caption
Texas Rep. Charlie Wilson in April 2008. Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP hide caption