PHOTOS: Nation says goodbye to George HW Bush at state funeral

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Wednesday, December 5, 2018
A joint service honor guard carries the casket of former US President George H.W. Bush to an awaiting hearse after his state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral.
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PHOTOS: Nation says goodbye to George HW Bush at state funeralA joint service honor guard carries the casket of former US President George H.W. Bush to an awaiting hearse after his state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral.
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Former President George H.W. Bush was honored in a state funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

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Among those in attendance was President Donald J. Trump, as well as the living former presidents: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Several world leaders attended, including Prince Charles of Britain.

His eldest son George W. Bush gave the eulogy. The funeral was also attended by the expansive Bush family, including his other children Jeb Bush, Neil Bush, Marvin Bush and Doro Bush.

There will be another funeral on Thursday in Houston before he is laid to rest.

See photos from the first service in the gallery above.

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