Body Of George H.W. Bush Returns To Washington

The remains of former President George H.W. Bush are carried to Special Air Mission 41 by a military honor guard before flying to Washington, D. C., Monday in Houston, Texas.

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Updated at 9:37 p.m. ET

An Air Force jet, designated “Special Air Mission 41,” landed at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, D.C., Monday afternoon, carrying the body of former President George Herbert Walker Bush.

The casket containing the remains of the 41st president was then transported to the U.S. Capitol rotunda, where Bush will lie in state until Wednesday morning’s state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.