STONY-faced US Secret Service guards protect former President Jimmy Carter one last time as his six-day state funeral begins.
His non-public bodyguards yesterday carried his flag-draped coffin by way of his hometown of Plains, Georgia, the place he died on December 29 aged 100.
Jimmy Carter’s non-public bodyguards carried his flag-draped coffin by way of his hometown of Plains, GeorgiaCredit: AP
The physique of the Democrat, who was inside the White Residence from 1977 to 1981, is due to lie in state at current and tomorrow at his presidential library in Atlanta.
The stays will then be flown to Washington DC for another procession and lying in honour on Thursday, sooner than a private family funeral in Plains.
Carter peacefully handed away surrounded by his family who paid an emotional tribute to the earlier chief.
His son Chip said: “My father was a hero, not solely to me nonetheless to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love.
“My brothers, sister, and I shared him with the rest of the world by way of these frequent beliefs.
“The world is our family because of the method wherein he launched people collectively, and we thanks for honoring his memory by persevering with to dwell these shared beliefs.”
“The world is our family because of the method wherein he launched people collectively, and we thanks for honoring his memory by persevering with to dwell these shared beliefs.”
He grew to develop into the longest-living president and the first to make it 100 years earlier.
James ‘Chip’ Carter and his partner Becky Carter attended a service for the late PresidentCredit: EPA
Jason Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, departs after the serviceCredit: Reuters
Amy Carter and family members depart the serviceCredit: Reuters
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