Jimmy Carter’s State Funeral Begins With Georgia Procession

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State Funeral Underway to D.C.
Begins With Procession Through Georgia

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The procession for former President Jimmy Carter has begun in Georgia … his home state, which is where he died this week at the age of 100.

A motorcade with a flag-draped casket of the 39th president began the journey to Washington by going through his hometown of Plains on Saturday.

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Former Secret Service agents who protected President Carter acted as pallbearers when the procession initially began at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in GA.

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A private service will then be held at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Saturday … where the former President established his presidential library.

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The public will be able to pay their respects at the Carter Center through Tuesday … from there, Carter will travel to Washington D.C. for a service for lawmakers. Then, there will be a national funeral service at Washington National Cathedral.

As we reported, the Carter Center told this publication … the former president died Sunday at home surrounded by family. He was the longest-living former president in history.

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