December 31st 2024.
The nation mourns the loss of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100 on Sunday. Plans are now being made for his funeral services, which will take place in his home state of Georgia and in Washington, D.C. The Joint Task Force-National Capital Region has provided a detailed schedule of events, all of which will be held in the Central time zone.
The state funeral will begin on Saturday, January 4th, with the arrival of the Carter family at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia at 9:15 a.m. A special tribute will be paid to the late president as current and former Secret Service agents carry his remains to the hearse. Along the way, they will be joined by a procession of cars as they make their way through Carter's hometown of Plains, Georgia. The motorcade will pause briefly in front of his family's farm at 9:50 a.m., where the National Park Service will honor him by ringing the historic farm bell 39 times.
Continuing on to Atlanta, the motorcade will stop at Georgia's State Capitol for a moment of silence at 2 p.m. Carter's remains will then be taken to the Carter Presidential Center for an arrival ceremony at 2:45 p.m., followed by a service at 3 p.m. After the service, his body will lie in repose for the public to pay their respects, starting at 6 p.m.
On Sunday, January 5th and Monday, January 6th, Carter will continue to lie in repose, allowing more time for people to honor his memory. Photos of the former president throughout the years will also be on display.
The following day, on Tuesday, January 7th, Carter's journey to Washington, D.C. will begin. His remains will depart the Carter Presidential Center at 8:30 a.m., and he will be accompanied by his family as they travel to Dobbins Air Reserve Base at 9 a.m. From there, they will board Special Air Mission 39 at 9:40 a.m. and arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland at 11:45 a.m. A ceremony will take place as his remains are transferred to a hearse, and a motorcade will then escort him to the U.S. Navy Memorial. At 1 p.m., the casket will be moved from the hearse to a horse-drawn caisson for a procession to the U.S. Capitol.
Upon arrival at the U.S. Capitol, military body bearers will carry Carter into the Rotunda, where members of Congress will pay their respects during a service at 2 p.m. He will then lie in state while a guard of honor is maintained by the military. Members of the public are invited to pay their respects between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Carter will continue to lie in state on Wednesday, January 8th, giving more time for those who wish to pay their respects.
Finally, on Thursday, January 9th, Carter's body will depart the U.S. Capitol at 8 a.m. for the National Cathedral where an arrival ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. This will be followed by the National Funeral Service at 9 a.m. After the service, the motorcade will take him and his family to Joint Base Andrews, where they will board Special Air Mission 39 at 10:45 a.m. The plane will then arrive at Lawson Army Airfield on Fort Moore, Georgia at 1 p.m. and a ceremony will be held as his remains are transferred to a hearse. The motorcade will then travel to Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia for a private funeral service at 2:45 p.m.
Following the funeral service, the motorcade will continue to Carter's final resting place at his residence, where a private interment will take place at 4:20 p.m. Members of the public are invited to line the motorcade route through Plains as a final tribute to the late president. Before his interment, a missing man formation flyover by the U.S. Navy will honor Carter's service in the military and as commander-in-chief.
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