INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
HW Bush, who died at the age of 94, is to be honored with a state funeral in Washington
Bush from Texas to Washington, where he will lie in state this week.Trump said that after flying him home from the G20 summit in Argentina,
the Boeing 747 plane would travel on to Houston -- part of what he called "a special tribute that (Bush) deserves very much.""Air Force One
will be taking myself and a lot of our people back to Washington," Trump said
"It will then be reset and it will be sent to Houston to pick up the casket of President Bush."Bush, who died Friday in Houston at the age
of 94, is to be honored with a state funeral in Washington's twin-spired National Cathedral, with President Donald Trump and his wife
of public viewing beginning Monday evening, congressional leaders said.A first solemn ceremony is scheduled for 5 pm (2200 GMT) Monday, when
a military escort brings in the casket bearing the body of the former president.The public will be allowed to pay its respects from Monday
at 7:30 pm until Wednesday at 7:00 am, according to a statement from congressional leaders -- the top two Republicans and top two
Democrats.A detailed schedule for the week's services and commemorations is expected later Saturday.Dozens of world leaders and American
dignitaries are expected at the National Cathedral for what will be the fourth state funeral there of a president (following those of Dwight
Eisenhower, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan)
The cathedral has also hosted seven presidential memorial services, according to its website.A statement from a joint military task force
supporting events around the state funeral promised a "first-class tribute," complete with musical units, color guards, honor cordons and
body bearers.The casket will then be flown back to College Station, Texas for Bush's burial.(Except for the headline, this story has not
been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
