The nation honors President George H.W. Bush

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George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara Bush

Former President George H.W. Bush will be laid to rest on the grounds of the Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas, this evening.

The site is a poignant one: It’s also where Bush’s wife Barbara, who died in April, and their daughter Robin, who died of leukemia as a child, are buried.

The funeral train carrying George H.W. Bush’s casket – a special locomotive dubbed the “Bush 4141” – just arrived at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

The Bush family just got off the train, and we’re new waiting for the arrival ceremony to start.

About 700 to 800 people expected to be in attendance. Guests include students, volunteers and singing cadets, and staff from the Bush Foundation Staff and the Bush Presidential Library and Museum, where he will be interred in a private burial ceremony.

Watch the arrival here:

United Airlines posted a photo of a memorial to honor the late former President George H.W. Bush.

The memorial to the 41st president is located in Gate 41 at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas.

The airline wrote on Instagram:

Take a look at the image:

George W. Bush posted an Instagram photo Thursday afternoon, looking out a train window at the crowds gathered to say a final goodbye to his father, George H.W. Bush.

The 41st president’s casket is currently on a train bound for the Bush Presidential Library and Museum, where he’ll be buried.

Here’s the image:

George H.W. Bush’s spokesperson, Jim McGrath, also tweeted images from aboard the train, including pictures of the casket and massive crowds outside.

The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush passes through Magnolia, Texas, Thursday, along the train route to College Station, Texas.

Former President George H.W. Bush’s funeral train is currently on a 70-mile journey to Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

The campus is the site of the Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The former president will be laid to rest on the museum’s grounds, alongside his wife Barbara and their daughter Robin, who died of leukemia as a child.

There’s an arrival ceremony scheduled at Texas A&M University at 4:45 p.m. ET, just as Bush’s train arrives.

There will then be another ceremony and the interment at 5:15 p.m. ET at the library.

As George H.W. Bush’s funeral train — a special locomotive dubbed the “Bush 4141” — made its way to the Bush Presidential Library and Museum, crowds gathered beside the tracks to honor the 41st president.

The window drape has been removed from the train car carrying Bush’s body, giving onlookers a clear view of the flag-draped casket.

It’s a rainy day in the area. Undeterred, lines of people along the railroad waited for the train to pass by to say their final goodbyes.

Watch people wave to Bush’s train:

The flag-draped casket of former US President George H.W. Bush is carried by a joint services military honor guard to a Union Pacific train.

President George H.W. Bush is on his way to his final resting place. His casket was just loaded onto the a Union Pacific train led by a locomotive dubbed the “Bush 4141” — a train that was built to honor the President’s life.

The funeral train will embark on a 70-mile route, taking Bush from Spring, Texas, to Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, the site of the Bush Presidential Library and Museum. 

Bush will be laid to rest at the library, where both former first lady Barbara Bush and their late daughter Robin are buried.

The Bush 4141 was commissioned to honor the former president in 2005. It’s painted to resemble Air Force One with a white body, a presidential seal and and long vertical bars of blue.

Watch below:

Former President George H.W. Bush’s casket was just taken out of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston following his funeral.

“Hail to the Chief” played as it was first carried out. The casket was then carried through an honor cordon to the hearse as the band played the hymn “Praise Ye the Lord.”

The casket will now be taken to a train specifically built to honor his life, which will carry him to his final resting place.

A Union Pacific train led by a locomotive dubbed the “Bush 4141” will carry Bush’s casket to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas.

This isn’t an ordinary train: The Bush 4141 is a rare locomotive that was commissioned to honor the former president in 2005. It’s one of only a handful of Union Pacific trains to bear a color scheme other than the company’s traditional gray and yellow: It’s painted to resemble Air Force One.

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Country music star Reba McEntire just gave a vocal performance “The Lord’s Prayer” during George H.W. Bush’s funeral in Texas.

Bush’s son George W. Bush was seen wiping his face with a handkerchief after the performance.

Watch below:

The Oak Ridge Boys, a country and gospel vocal quartet that has performed for H.W. Bush for decades, are serenading him one last time.

“We’re here, sir. We told you we would be. And it’s an honor,” one of the members said as the group came up to the front of the church.

The Oak Ridge Boys said they first performed for Bush in 1983, when he was vice president.

“He said, ‘Fellas’ — he always called us fellas — ‘Will you sing me a few songs? I’m a big fan.’”

The group then sang “Amazing Grace.”

Watch the moment below:

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, H.W. Bush’s oldest grandson, eulogized the man he called “Gampy.”

He remembered how the former President would challenge his grandkids to “the coveted first to sleep award” and wrote them all letters of encouragement when they could use some words of wisdom.

One summer, after he left public service, the elder Bush wrote an email to his grand children. In it, he wrote that “the only thing wrong with the last five months is that none of you were here enough,” George P. Bush said.

Then, he read part of the email:

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Former Secretary of State James Baker, a close friend of George H.W. Bush, is giving the first eulogy at his Texas funeral.

Baker, who described his relationship with Bush as “one of big brother and little brother,” called the former president “one of our nation’s finest presidents.”

“And beyond any doubt, our nation’s very best one-term president,” Baker added.

Baker continued:

Watch: Baker looks back on his relationship with Bush

The Oak Ridge Boys, a country and gospel vocal quartet, just arrived at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, for former president George H.W. Bush’s funeral. The group is expected to perform at the service.

The former president was a fan of the group: In 2012, they performed for him while he was hospitalized.

Watch: Behind Bush’s relationship with the Oak Ridge Boys

Today’s funeral for former President George H.W. Bush is being held at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston.

Houston has been the Bushes home for years since he left the presidency, and they have worshipped at the church for decades.

The church was also the funeral site for his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, earlier this year.

George P. Bush greets mourners in front of the casket of his grandfather the late former President George H.W. Bush as he lies in state in the US Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday

Former President George H.W. Bush will be remembered at a service at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston this morning.

There will be at least two eulogies at today’s funeral, delivered by…

Yesterday, at a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral, four people gave eulogies for the former President:

President George H.W. Bush in the cab of the Bush 4141 locomotive at its unveiling in 2005.

After former President George H.W. Bush’s funeral in Houston, Texas today, he’ll take a train that that was specifically built to honor his life to his final resting place.

A Union Pacific train led by a locomotive dubbed the “Bush 4141” will carry Bush’s casket to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas.

This isn’t an ordinary train: The Bush 4141 is a rare locomotive that was commissioned to honor the former president in 2005.

It’s one of only a handful of Union Pacific trains to bear a color scheme other than the company’s traditional gray and yellow: It’s painted to resemble Air Force One with a white body, a presidential seal and and long vertical bars of blue.

Watch: The significance of the train explained

Former President George H.W. Bush’s body has been lying in repose at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas since yesterday.

Here’s how today’s services will unfold:

Former US President George W. Bush (r.) and his brother, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, arrive for the funeral service for their father, former US President George H. W. Bush Wednesday.

The last will and testament of George H.W. Bush filed in probate court in Harris County names two of his sons — George W. and Jeb Bush — as the co-executors of his estate.

The will, dated April 16, 2009, first listed his late wife Barbara Bush as the independent executrix. George W. and Jeb were named independent co-executors in the event of her passing before him.

The presidential hearse carrying President George H.W. Bush just arrived at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas.

He will lie in repose at the church from 6:45 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. central time Thursday.

A funeral service is scheduled for Thursday at 10 a.m. central time.

Watch the arrival to St. Martin’s Episcopal Church here: