Flag waving-crowds lined the tracks as a special funeral train carried the flag-draped body of former President George H. W. Bush to College Station, Texas, where he’ll be buried on the grounds of his presidential library.
Flag waving-crowds lined the tracks as a special funeral train carried the flag-draped body of former President George H. W. Bush to College Station, Texas, where he’ll be buried on the grounds of his presidential library.
As the train passed through the towns a group of elementary students could be seen holding a banner that read “THANK YOU,” firefighters saluted atop their truck on an overpass and a woman in a red hat held a sign that said “Rest in Peace George” with hearts.
Here are some scenes along the route as the train went from the Houston suburb of Spring to College Station:
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MAKING A MEMORY FOR HIS DAUGHTER
Andy Gordon took his 6-year-old daughter, Addison, out of school so that she and her 3-year-old sister could watch the train pass.
Gordon, who lives in Magnolia, took his daughters to the nearby town of Pinehurst on Thursday to see the train pass through. Addison carried two small American flags in her hand as she waited for the train.
Gordon, 38, said, “Hopefully, my children will remember the significance and the meaning of today.
