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Crowds honor Bush for long service, from war to White House
Casket placed in Capitol Rotunda
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A mourner puts a hand on the flag-draped casket of former President George H. W. Bush as he lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Tuesday in Washington. - photo by Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Soldiers, citizens in wheelchairs and long lines of others on foot wound through the hushed Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to view George H.W. Bush's casket and remember a president whose legacy included World War military service and a landmark law affirming the rights of the disabled. Bob Dole, a compatriot in war, peace and political struggle, steadied himself out of his wheelchair and saluted his old friend and one-time rival.
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