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Photos: The Bush Family Gathers for George H. W. Bush's Funeral Services

Chloe Foussianes

December 5, 2018 at 11:20 AM

<p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a25381657/how-to-watch-george-hw-bush-funeral-services/" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The memorial services;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">The memorial services</a> in honor of <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a25367255/george-hw-bush-barbara-bush-children/" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:George H. W. Bush;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">George H. W. Bush</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a25365867/george-hw-bush-funeral-details/" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:began in earnest Monday morning;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">began in earnest Monday morning</a>, when his casket was transported from a funeral home in Houston to Ellington Field via motorcade. A departure ceremony was subsequently held, seeing off the former president's remains as they departed for Maryland.</p><p>Several services have been planned for the subsequent days. After the casket lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, funerals will be held in D.C. and Houston. Finally, the former president's remains will be interred at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum late Thursday afternoon.</p>

1) Members of the Bush family exit the funeral home in Houston.

2) Bush's casket is carried into the hearse.

3) The departure ceremony begins at Ellington Field.

4) Sully, George H.W. Bush's former service dog, will escort his remains to D.C.

5) The late president's remains are brought onto Special Air Mission 41.

6) The Bush family waves goodbye as they depart for Maryland.

7) Special Air Mission 41 touches down in Maryland.

8) The casket is carried into the U.S. Capitol.

9) The military honor guard nears the entrance of the U.S. Capitol.

10) The former president's remains are placed in the Rotunda.

11) The crowd watches as the military honor guard places the casket in the Rotunda.

12) George W. Bush and Laura Bush watch as the remains are carried into the Rotunda.

13) George W. Bush embraces Nancy Pelosi.

14) Vice President Bush and his wife Karen Pence pay their respects.

15) Paul Ryan delivers an address at the service.

16) Supreme Court Justices pay their respects.

17) Trump pays his respects.

18) Bob Dole salutes the late president's casket.

19) Sully, the former president's service dog, visits the casket.

20) Mourners gather at the National Cathedral before the funeral service on Wednesday morning.

The memorial services in honor of George H. W. Bush began in earnest Monday morning, when his casket was transported from a funeral home in Houston to Ellington Field via motorcade. A departure ceremony was subsequently held, seeing off the former president's remains as they departed for Maryland.

Several services have been planned for the subsequent days. After the casket lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, funerals will be held in D.C. and Houston. Finally, the former president's remains will be interred at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum late Thursday afternoon.

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Four days of memorial events have been planned for the former president.

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