WASHINGTON, United States – Donald Trump announced Saturday he would send his presidential aircraft to bring the casket of his late predecessor George H.W. Bush from Texas to Washington, where he will lie in state this week. A first solemn ceremony is scheduled for 5 pm (2200 GMT) Monday, when a military escort brings in the casket bearing the body of the former president. A statement from a joint military task force supporting events around the state funeral promised a “first-class tribute,” complete with musical units, color guards, honor cordons and body bearers. The casket will then be flown back to College Station, Texas for Bush’s burial.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 01, 2018 22:30 UTC