The state funeral of late former President George H.W. Bush will commence on Dec. 3 and span four days, with 11 ceremonies and three services in two states and the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense announced.
“We, the men and women of the Department of Defense, are honored and proud to support the Bush family and will do so with the utmost respect,” said Maj. Gen. Michael Howard in a Dec. 1 release, a day after the former president’s passing at age 94. Howard heads the Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region, the nearly 4,000-strong military task force that is overseeing the funeral.
