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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Reagan's casket draped with an American flag proceeds to the U.S. Capitol.
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Ronald Reagan's horse is led down Constitution Avenue.
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The crowds line the streets to watch the American flag adorned casket proceed by. One detail of the service that weighed heavy on everyones mind was the actual weight of the casket. Tipping the scales at over 700 pounds, the marble inlayed coffin certainly proved a challenge for the The Old Guard Soldiers.
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The crowded streets forced these people to stand up on this ledge in order to see the procession.
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People take one last look at the casket that holds their former president.
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A family drapes a quilt over the baricades with the script "Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All".
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A memorial wreathe sits at the Capitol Building, in honor of President Reagan's passing.
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Partitions allowed for an organized procession during the public viewing.
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Mary Anne from New Jersey with her niece on the left and her mother on the one of the first people to line up pay their respects.
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The foyer of the Rotunda in the U.S. Capitol Building.
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The Rotunda where Reagan will be for public viewing later in the night.
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The line continues to move closer to the viewing.
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These people, many who have stood in line for hours, are glad to be indoors away from the sweltering heat.
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A woman looks on at the Former President's viewing.
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A girl makes her way to the front of the line.
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