Ronald Wilson Reagan Funeral : National Day of Mourning
June 5th, 2004 Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th President of the United States, died at 1:00 p.m. PDT at his home in Los Angeles, California. Born February 6, 1911, he was 93 years old. This gallery covers the Reagan's Formal Funeral Procession in horse-drawn caisson along Constitution Avenue to the U.S. Capitol. For 24 hours the President's remains lay in State in Rotunda of U.S. Capitol for public to pay respects. This gallery is permanently dedicated for the public to pay respect to our Nation's beloved President. I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead. - Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th President of the United States of America. *
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Media and Press numbering in the hundreds came to Washington from all over the nation and the world to cover this historic event.
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A TV news reporter provides live coverage to his local area news.
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The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center salutes Reagan with banners of his portraits and candid shots.
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One of the two bronze statues that make up the Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain in tribute to the diplomat and Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
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Processional watchers are greeted by the increased security along the motorcade route.
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Hundreds lined up waiting patiently during the afternoon to see the processional. A large flag was flown at half-mast for 30 days from the day of honouring the death President Reagan.
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Stephanie from Virginia came up to see President Reagan's state funeral.
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Lieutenant Colonel Bill Solmes with his two sons waiting to pay respects President Reagan.
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Alicia from Maryland decided to come pay her respects to the first president she has ever voted for.
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Stephanie from Potomac Falls Virginia came to see the president who lived near her junior high school.
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Officer Phillips, who came all the way from Florida, waits patiently to see the president.
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Soldiers marching in perfect formation down the street.
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The Army marches towards the U.S. Capitol.
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The military processional before Reagan's casket was marched to the Rotunda of the Capitol Building.
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