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Photos: Former president George H.W. Bush’s funeral services

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Jack Borowiak | Staff Photographer

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.

[gwh_image id=”1074270″ credit=”Jack Borowiak | Staff Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]A flag flies at half-staff in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.[/gwh_image]

[gwh_image id=”1074275″ credit=”Dean Whitelaw | Hatchet Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]The former president’s hearse travels past the National World War II Memorial Wednesday.[/gwh_image]

[gwh_image id=”1074273″ credit=”Jack Borowiak | Staff Photographer ” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]The Newseum displays front pages from around the country marking the death of former president George H.W. Bush.[/gwh_image]

[gwh_image id=”1074274″ credit=”Dean Whitelaw | Hatchet Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Onlookers lined the streets Wednesday to catch a photo of the casket as it traveled through D.C.[/gwh_image]

[gwh_image id=”1074271″ credit=”Jack Borowiak | Staff Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Law enforcement officers watch the crowds from the roof of the U.S. Capitol Building.[/gwh_image]

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