State funeral awash in tradition

Washington Times ^ | Monday, June 7, 2004

[JohnHuang2]

Ronald Reagan will be memorialized at the first presidential state funeral in more than three decades, a ritual rich in traditions from the country's earliest days.

Presidents, former presidents and presidents-elect are entitled to state funerals. It is left to the family to decide whether one should be held and how involved it should be.

[Ruth A.]

Thank you.

[JohnHuang2]

Welcome, friend.

[gracex7]

I wish they would do the cross-country train trip. That way more people could pay their respects and the train could go through Dixon, Ill. on it's way to D.C.