US President George H W Bush's service dog Sully lies in front of his casket in Houston.
The White House also issued a presidential proclamation that the American flag will fly half-staff on all public buildings and grounds, military posts, and USA embassies around the world for the next 30 days.
The Bush's family spokesman, Jim McGrath, posted the picture of the yellow Labrador retriever called Sully on Twitter with the caption "Mission complete".
"We are forever grateful to his service to the American people".
FILE - Former President George H.W. Bush attends a ceremony to unveil a new garden named in his wife's honor, Sept 29, 2011, in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Former President George H.W. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world as a man not only of greatness but also of uncommon decency and kindness.
It was placed into a hearse headed to Houston's Ellington Field, where a presidential aircraft waited to carry Bush's body to Washington for the state funeral. He demonstrated that in war, he demonstrated that in peace.
Overnight, a hearse carrying the casket left the Houston funeral home.
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"No matter which party you're affiliated with, everybody seemed to say the same things about President Bush", Molina said. Flags on public buildings are flying at half-mast for 30 days out of respect for Bush.
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Bush, who died at his Houston home at age 94, will be buried Thursday on the grounds of his presidential library at Texas A&M University.
Trump has not always uttered kind words about the Bush family. The war lasted just 100 hours.
His time as president was marked by the end of the Cold War and the first Gulf war against Saddam Hussein. He enlisted in the Navy on his 18th birthday.
Among those who spent time with Bush in this province were Newfoundland businessmen Harry Steele and Craig Dobbin.
After the war he started an oil business in Texas before entering politics aged 40. He would go on to serve as ambassador to the United Nations and China, head of the Central Intelligence Agency and chairman of the Republican National Committee before being elected to two terms as Ronald Reagan's vice-president.
Bush and Bill Clinton smile as they leave the Oval Office in 2005.
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