Washington – legislators, military officials and other dignitaries celebrated the life and achievements of the deceased President Jimmy Carter before, during and after the date of the White House during the service at the American Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday, where he will be able to be able to last until Thursday.
James Earl Carter Jr., who was the 39th President of the Country in 1977–1981, died At the age of 100 December 29 in his house on the plains in Georgia.
Jamna Rotunda filled dozens of relatives of Carter and former members of his office, who sat not far from the current judges of the US Supreme Court, joint heads of staff, officials of Biden administration and congress leaders.
The voices of the American Naval Academy filled the dome of the Navy hymn and “My Country ‘Tis of You”. He nodded Carter’s love for his family state, the band of the American Army Brass Quintet performed the performance of “Georgia in my mind” as senators, including the democratic sense of this state. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, they laid a coffin of the deceased president.
Coffin with a flag arranged on the same pine catafalque This supported the coffin of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
Camp David and Habitat for Humanity
Vice President Kamala Harris provided praise in Carter’s career in office and humanitarian work in the next decades.
“Jimmy Carter has established a new model of what it means to be a former president,” said Harris, emphasizing his work with Habitat for Humanity and Leadership in eliminating the disease of guinea pig worms.
Harris, California Democrat, praised the work of the former president during his stay in the White House, including Signature The 1978 bill, which significantly expanded the protection of Sewevi trees.
She also emphasized Carter as a “future president with a vision of the future” for his establishment of the Energy Department, the Education Department and the Federal Crisis Management Agency, as well as his heritage appointment A record number of women and black judges to the federal bench.
Harris said Carter deserves to be remembered on the international stage for his role in running Camp David Accords, a peace treaty signed In September 1978 by the Israeli prime minister Menachem Beta and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat.
“Jimmy Carter was this too rare example of a talented man who also goes with humility, modesty and grace,” she said.
Harris continued: “Throughout his life, Jimmy Carter has maintained fundamental decency and humility. James Earl Carter Jr. He loved our country. He survived faith, served the people and left the world better than he found him. “
The leader of the majority of Senate John Thune and the Marshal of the House Mike Johnson also delivered praise.
Johnson remembered that he was only 4 years senior when Carter was inaugurated.
“He is the first president I remember. Looking back, it is obvious to me that as an adult he drew the attention of everyone – said the Republican of Louisiana. “Jimmy Carter was a member of the largest generation.”
Johnson told about the education of Carter in the village of Georgia during the great crisis and his decision to join the Naval Academy during World War II. Shortly after the war, Carter served on one of the first nuclear submarines.
“He says that today USS Jimmy Carter, an underwater attack, is now wandering about the ocean, bearing the name of the only president who served in such close quarters,” Johnson said.
Carter will be honored on Thursday at a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday a national day of mourning, closing all federal offices in the capital of the country.
Ceremonial arrival
Members of the American service wore Carter’s flag casket on Tuesday morning from the Carter of the presidential center in Atlanta, where he was at the end of the 39th President lying at rest. 282. Army team from Fort Jackson in Southern Carolina played “Amazing Grace” when four survivors of Carter and their families followed the procession.
Carter’s remains traveled from the Air Dobbins reserve base in Marietta, Georgia and came to the common base of Andrews in Prince George’s, Maryland, just after 14.00 Eastern Tuesday.
The funeral procession stopped for a tiny ceremony in the American Navy, in which they stood in the formation, and the American Navy team performed “Four Ruffles and Floyishes” and “Hail to the Chief”. Carter, Navy veteranHe participated at the American Naval Academy in 1943–1946.
Carter’s coffin was placed on Caisson horses or a carriage, and Carter’s inaugural parade reflecting the inauguration of Carter in 1977. It led the remains of the deceased president to the eastern side of the Capitol.
Honorary guardians are 11 survivors of Carter.
Carter Rosalynn’s wife died died In November 2023
Carter will be in Capitol Rotunda until Thursday morning. The audience can respect January 7 from 20:30 to eastern midnight, and from 7 am from 8 to 7 January on January 9.
Last updated 20:31, January 7, 2025
