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National funeral service for George H.W. Bush

By Associated Press

Dec. 5, 2018

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George H.W. Bush was celebrated with high praise and loving humor Wednesday as the nation bade farewell to the man who was America's 41st president and the last to fight for the U.S. in wartime.
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The last group of visitors pay their last respects to former President George H.W. Bush lying in state at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday.
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The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried by a joint services military honor guard from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday.
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The hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush heads to a State Funeral at the National Cathedral, Wednesday.
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Former staff members watch as the flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried by a joint services military honor guard to Special Air Mission 41, Wednesday, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
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Military members march away after the flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush was placed in the hearse Wednesday, at Ellington Field in Houston.
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Attendees to George H.W. Bush's funeral viewing at the Presidential Museum and Leadership Library in Odessa, Texas, look on as a military honor guard delivers Bush's casket to the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Wednesday.
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Canadian military salute on the sidewalk outside the Canadian Embassy, as the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush drive by on Pennsylvania Ave. from the Capitol to a State Funeral at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, in Washington.
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, center, reaches out to his brother, former President George W. Bush, right, as he holds hands with his wife Columba Bush, left, as they arrive to watch the casket of former President George H.W. Bush arrive at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, in Washington, for a State Funeral. Neil Bush is shown left.
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hold hands as they arrive for a State Funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, in Washington.
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President George W. Bush walks to his seat after greeting President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Jimmy Carter, and Rosalynn Carter during a State Funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, in Washington.
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From left, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former President Jimmy Carter listen as former Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., speaks during a State Funeral at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, in Washington, for former President George H.W. Bush. In the second row are Vice President Mike Pence and Karen Pence.
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Former President George W. Bush becomes emotional as he speaks at the State Funeral for his father, former President George H.W. Bush, at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, in Washington.
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Former President George W. Bush touches the casket of his father, former President George H.W. Bush, at the State Funeral at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, in Washington.
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Former President George W. Bush smiles with his brother Jeb Bush at the State Funeral for their father, former President George H.W. Bush, at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, in Washington.
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From left, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter participate in the State Funeral for former President George H.W. Bush, at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, in Washington.
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Members of the clergy pray over a flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush during a State Funeral at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, in Washington.
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The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried by a military honor guard past former President George W. Bush, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, at the conclusion of a State Funeral at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, in Washington. In the second row are Vice President Mike Pence, and his wife Karen Pence, former Vice President Dan Quayle, and his wife Marilyn Quayle and former Vice President Dick Cheney.
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The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried out by a military honor guard during a State Funeral at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, in Washington.
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Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush, top left, watch as the casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried out after a State Funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, Wednesday.
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Emmaline Taylor, with the protest group Kremlin Annex, plays "America the Beautiful" on the trumpet as others hold signs saying "Honor 41" in the evening after the State Funeral of former President George H. W. Bush, Wednesday, outside the White House in Washington. She also played taps earlier in the evening.
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