BREAKING NEWS ALERT: FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE LATE US PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
*Tuesday, November 15, 1983: Spokesperson for the Reagan family and the White House confirmed the following details about funeral arrangements being detailed in the coming days:
Public Viewing:
Thursday, November 17, 1983-Saturday, November 19, 1983
California State Capitol Rotunda
Sacramento, California
*Departure Honors Ceremony
Saturday, November 19, 1983
10:00 AM PST
McClellan Air Force Base
Sacramento, California
*21 Cannon Salute fired by the California Army National Guard.
*"Hail to the Chief" performed by the Stanford University Marching Band.
Arrival Honors:
Saturday, November 19, 1983
Andrews Air Force Base
Camp Springs, Maryland
*21 Cannon Salute fired by the Presidential Salute Battery Unit.
*Procession will leave Andrews Air Force Base and head down the way to the West Front of the US Capitol.
Welcoming Honors Ceremony:
4:36 PM EST
US Capitol West Front Grounds
Washington, DC.
*US Coast Guard Band will be performing "Hail to the Chief" as the 21 Cannon Salute is being fired.
Service of Remembrance
5:30 PM EST
US Capitol Rotunda
*US House Speaker Tip O'Neill (D-MA); US Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker (R-TN); US Secretary of State George P. Shultz will deliver remarks.
Lying in Repose:
Saturday, November 19, 1983-Monday, November 21, 1983
US Capitol Rotunda
Washington, DC.
State Funeral:
Monday, November 21, 1983
11:00 AM EST
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC
Departure Honors:
1:57 PM EST
Andrews Air Force Base
Camp Springs, Maryland
Welcome Honors:
4:00 PM PST
Naval Base Ventura County
Point Mugu, California
*21 Cannon Salute will be fired during the final Arrival Honors.
*Procession will drive through Southern California where crowds of mourners will line up.
Final Resting Place
6:00 PM PST
Rancho del Cielo
Santa Barbara, California
*Final 21 Cannon Salute will be fired during the sunset graveside service.
*Flyover from the California Air National Guard
*"Taps" will be played.
*Spokesperson for the Reagan family confirmed that in a few years, President Reagan will be entombed at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California upon completion at a later date.