On Dec. 4, 2018, Bob Dole paid his respects to former Pres. George H.W. Bush at the Capitol Rotunda, helped from his wheelchair to stand before the 41st president's casket.
The family stopped by Tuesday night as visitors continued to pay their respects to the former president.As a military honor guard stood silent watch, thousands reverently filed through the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Tuesday to pay their respects to former President George H.W. Bush as he lay in state ahead of his state funeral Wednesday morning.
In between citizens who paused to gaze and pray, some in tears, before the former president’s flag-draped casket, dignitaries and former government leaders also paid somber tribute.People gather in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol to pay respects to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, as the remains of the former president lie in state in Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 2018.
Shortly afterward, Sully, Bush’s service dog during his final months in a wheelchair, was brought in to say a final goodbye, sitting quietly in front of the casket before being led out to eventually begin his new mission serving wounded troops at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The golden lab appeared symbolically with beneficiaries of the Americans with Disabilities Act, one of the most enduring pieces of legislation signed by the late president.
As the nation mourns the former president -- from his Washington funeral to his burial in Houston in this week of tributes -- here is what you need to know about the memorials ahead:Before George H.W. Bush’s body is laid to rest at his presidential library and museum at Texas A&M University in College Station on Thursday, the former president’s casket will remain on view at the Capitol Rotunda until 7 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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