George HW Bush passed away Nov 30th 2018.
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Just thought that I would post this as G Bush was connected to the CIA and was suggested quite knowledgeable towards the UFO background.
G.HW Passed away last day in November at 94 years old.
There was a large attendence at the funeral along with former past Presidents and Mr Trump along with the Clintons...along with other world leaders and VIPs.
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The link below seems to show a lot of good photos of the Funeral along with more detailed content...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6463597/George-H-W-Bush-funeral-Final-salute-41st-President.html
QuoteA nation unites to mourn a warrior, a statesman and a father: Presidents and politicians come together in tribute to George H.W. Bush as his son cries for 'the best father a son or daughter could ever have'
President George H.W. Bush was laid to rest in a state funeral in Washington DC on Wednesday
George W. Bush, gave a moving eulogy and broke into sobs as he called him 'the best father a son can have'
President Trump attended the service as did Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and their wives
They all sat together in the front row, displaying a unified front for the first time since the 2016 election
Also in attendance was Prince Charles and former politicians including Henry Kissinger and James Baker
All of those who spoke eulogized George H.W. as a legendary gentleman, loving family man and statesman
They took comfort in the thought that he is now reunited in heaven with his wife Barbara and daughter Robin
After the service, George H.W.'s casket was taken to Joint Base Andrews to be boarded onto Air Force One
He was flown to Texas where he will be buried on Thursday at the Bush Presidential Library at A&M University
By David Martosko, U.S. Political Editor and Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor and Emily Goodin, U.s. Political Reporter and Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:15, 5 December 2018 | Updated: 02:29, 6 December 2018
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Americans mourned George H.W. Bush on Wednesday, glued to a national memorial service that remembered the 41st president the way he lived: with the contradictions of tears and laughter, pomp and humility, a warrior's resolve and a father's heart.
Bush's son, the 43rd president, eulogized him as 'a great and noble man' and war hero, but teared up at the thought of a heavenly reunion with his wife and their leukemia-stricken daughter who died in 1953 before her fourth birthday.
'In our grief, I just smile knowing that dad is hugging Robin and holding mom's hand again,' the younger Bush said at the National Cathedral in Washington.
The ceremony, packed with elements of kingly reverence, included moments of laughter as he seemed to swap jokes with an historian, a former Canadian prime minister and a former senator in eulogies separated by majestic musical tributes.
George W. buckled with grief as he called his dad 'the best father a son or daughter can have.'
'We're going to miss you. Your decency, sincerity and your kind soul will stay with us forever,' he said, fixing his gaze on a flag-draped casket. Rapturous applause followed, as much for father as for son.
George H.W. Bush died Friday at the age of 94. He spoke 11 years ago about the process of planning his own funeral, wondering if anyone of significance would come.
Heads of state and celebrities flew in by the dozen, along with every living former U.S. president and vice president.
Scroll down for video and full eulogy
George W. broke into sobs at the end of his touching eulogy to his father on Wednesday. He paid tribute to him as the 'best father a son or daughter can have' and honored his service to the country as both the 41st president and during the war
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George W. Bush broke into sobs at the end of his touching eulogy to his father on Wednesday. He paid tribute to him as the 'best father a son or daughter can have' and honored his service to the country as both the 41st president and during the war
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As he made his way back from the pulpit, George W. placed a loving hand on his father's flag-draped casket as he cried
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As he made his way back from the pulpit, George W. placed a loving hand on his father's flag draped casket as he cried
The former president received rapturous applause from the congregation, many of whom were left in tears by his emotional tribute
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The former president received rapturous applause from the congregation, many of whom were left in tears by his emotional tribute
After roaring applause from the congregation, George W. was comforted by his wife and his brother Jeb as he returned to his pew. He sobbed some more then started smiling, kissed his wife and clutched his brother's hand
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After roaring applause from the congregation, George W. was comforted by his wife and his brother Jeb as he returned to his pew. He sobbed some more then started smiling, kissed his wife and clutched his brother's hand
As the cathedral filled with applause, George W. smiled through his tears and started laughing, entirely overcome with emotion after the two-hour long service
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As the cathedral filled with applause, George W. smiled through his tears and started laughing, entirely overcome with emotion after the two-hour long service
The former president was comforted enthusiastically by his proud brother Jeb who grabbed his hand the minute he sat back down and squeezed it after listening to him eulogize their father. Jeb spoke at their mother's funeral in April
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The former president was comforted enthusiastically by his proud brother Jeb who grabbed his hand the minute he sat back down and squeezed it after listening to him eulogize their father. Jeb spoke at their mother's funeral in April
The Bushes were uplifted as they left the service, smiling and greeting mourners as they made their way out of the cathedral
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The Bushes were uplifted as they left the service, smiling and greeting mourners as they made their way out of the cathedral
George H.W.'s casket is carried out of the National Cathedral on Wednesday to be taken to Joint Base Andrews. He will be laid to rest in the same cemetery where his wife and daughter are buried
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The casket of George H.W. Bush is carried out of the National Cathedral on Wednesday to be taken to Joint Base Andrews. He will be flown home to Houston, Texas, on Air Force One and then laid to rest in the same cemetery where his wife and daughter are buried
Wednesday's once-in-a-generation funeral – at times both soul-searing and hilarious – was the centerpiece of four days of events including two Air Force One flights, a 70-mile train trip, three services and more than 30 hours lying in state under the cavernous dome of the U.S. Capitol.
Republicans and Democrats, an estimated 57,000 in all, lined up there for hours before paying their final respects in a hushed quiet that's rare in America's bustling legislative headquarters.
Ninety-five-year-old Bob Dole – a former senator and, like Bush, an undisputed World War II hero – made the most dramatic silent statement. He rose from his wheelchair for a moment, determined to stand just long enough to salute his fallen comrade.
Bush will reach his final resting place Thursday, a plot on the grounds of his presidential library at Texas A&M University where Robin and former first lady Barbara wait for him
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Former President George H.W. Bush died on Friday at home in Houston, Texas. He was 94
George W. and Laura Bush surprised mourners Tuesday night, returning for a second visit hours after a polished and televised arrival ceremony.
Seeing a mother and child in the crowd, his eyes lit up and he was at once the all-smiles president Americans knew during the eight months before the 9/11 terror attacks.
He held the tiny girl aloft and posed for photos with his father's casket in the background, a tableau that spanned five generations and nearly a century of American history.
A 10-minute walk to the south was the office where George H.W. Bush began his national political career, a four-year stint in Congress during which he occupied the office space now belonging to New York Democrat Hakeem Jeffries.
That preceded White House assignments as a special envoy to China and ambassador to the United Nations. Bush was later director of the CIA before spending eight years as Ronald Reagan's vice president.
In 1988 he became the first sitting VP in 150 years to succeed his boss in the Oval Office.
Bush will reach his final resting place Thursday, a plot on the grounds of his presidential library at Texas A&M University where Robin waits for him along with former first lady Barbara.
They were married for 73 years, a record among America's first couples that's unlikely ever to be broken.
The funeral procession to the cathedral followed the fanfare and pageantry of a departure from the Capitol, complete with a 21-gun salute, the fourth since Monday, booming over a quiet, damp Washington morning.
Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines saluted their former commander-in-chief. Mourners lined the streets and watched as a black Cadillac hearse bearing the Seal of the President of the United States arrived at a stately house of God.
George H.W. Bush spoke openly about dying and that he was ready to rejoin his wife, Barbara Pierce, in heaven. She died in April this year
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He also spoke of his hope that they would be reunited with their daughter Robin who died in 1953, aged three, from leukemia
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Many of the remarks at Wednesday's service were about how George H.W. was looki
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6463597/George-H-W-Bush-funeral-Final-salute-41st-President.html
hi astro
we living here know all about the senior george passing.. if you had a tv on at all you couldn't miss the total three days of coverage of all the services they had for him
i was wondering if he would ever get buried
and i'm sure if you you tube a request you can watch some if not all of it
what i did find interesting is that he made all the arrangements of who he wanted to speak and sing at what service.. i think they said he did it three years ago...now that is control
here ya go..they are all loooooooooooong
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=george+bush+funerals
Astro, just to clarify , George HW Bush was director of the CIA while Jimmy Carter was president and is reportedly the last President fully in the know about all things ufo that the government data on...
RIP President George Herman Walker Bush
Seeker
Yes Space Otter, I assumed no doubt that you and other members were aware of his passing.
Its just that I could not see any post made about it, so I thought that I would make a post about it...
No doubt , Members have varied views on his life and what some of his actions had been, good or bad.
Thanks for the link... I suspect that it will have more detail than the one I posted.
Quote from: space otter on December 11, 2018, 04:42:51 AM
hi astro
we living here know all about the senior george passing.. if you had a tv on at all you couldn't miss the total three days of coverage of all the services they had for him
i was wondering if he would ever get buried
and i'm sure if you you tube a request you can watch some if not all of it
what i did find interesting is that he made all the arrangements of who he wanted to speak and sing at what service.. i think they said he did it three years ago...now that is control
here ya go..they are all loooooooooooong
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=george+bush+funerals
Thanks for reconfirming / reminding us of G.HW. Bush's connections Seeker.
QuoteAstro, just to clarify , George HW Bush was director of the CIA while Jimmy Carter was president and is reportedly the last President fully in the know about all things ufo that the government data on...
RIP President George Herman Walker Bush
Seeker
FYI....nnnnnnnow you can win at trivia ;D
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-the-Bushs-named-George-H-W-Bush-and-George-W-Bush-and-not-just-George-H-W-Bush-Sr-and-Jr
John Cate
John Cate, U.S. citizen my whole life.
Because George Herbert Walker Bush named his son George Walker Bush, and therefore his son was not a "Junior."
They're both named for the same man, George Herbert Walker, a successful businessman of the first half of the 20th century who was the maternal grandfather of George H.W. Bush. I would presume that he just decided that he'd rather not give his son two middle names.
This is actually addressed in "41," an excellent biography of George H.W. Bush written by George W. Bush. According to Bush 43, he asked his mother this very question, and her explanation was that "it's hard to fit five names on a birth certificate."
Quote from: ArMaP on December 13, 2018, 08:34:56 PM
Herman?
Herbert, ArMap, but hey, things happen, right? And unlike you Vulcans, most of us humans do screw up now and then :P