George HW Bush’s Casket Arrives at Cathedral for Washington Farewell

A U.S. military honor guard carries the flag-draped casket of the late former President George H.W. Bush down the steps of the Capitol in Washington, on Dec. 5, 2018. President Bush will be buried at his final resting place at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The casket of former president George H.W. Bush arrived at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. on Dec. 5 as former President George W. Bush and other former and current officials looked on.

A 21-gun salute was carried out for the 41st president as military members saluted the former commander-in-chief, who was also a World War II veteran before becoming the CIA director for a number of years.