
Media Credit: Jack Borowiak | Staff Photographer
The casket of former president George H.W. Bush is carried up the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building.
Funeral services for former president George H.W. Bush spanned throughout the week.
Thousands of D.C. residents visited the U.S. Capitol Building, where Bush was lying in state, and lined the streets to watch the funeral procession from the Capitol Building to the Washington National Cathedral.

Jack Borowiak | Staff Photographer
A flag flies at half-staff in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.

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The former president’s hearse travels past the National World War II Memorial Wednesday.

Jack Borowiak | Staff Photographer
The Newseum displays front pages from around the country marking the death of former president George H.W. Bush.

Dean Whitelaw | Hatchet Photographer
Onlookers lined the streets Wednesday to catch a photo of the casket as it traveled through D.C.

Jack Borowiak | Staff Photographer
Law enforcement officers watch the crowds from the roof of the U.S. Capitol Building.
This article appeared in the December 6, 2018 issue of the Hatchet.