Memorial services honor former President George H.W. Bush (146 images)

A state funeral for former President George Herbert Walker Bush took place Wednesday at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Family, longtime friends and world leaders attended the services for the 41st president. He died Nov. 30 at age 94.

Former NBA basketball player Yao Ming arrives for the funeral. Pool photo by David J. Phillip/UPI

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People pay their respects as the flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush lies in repose at St. Martin's Episcopal Church on Wednesday at Ellington Field in Houston. Pool photo by David J. Phillip/UPI

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The casket of former President George Herbert Walker Bush is followed out of the National Cathedral by sons former President George W. Bush and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush following the funeral of the 41st President of the United States on Wednesday. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

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George W. Bush gets emotional as he speaks at the funeral. Photo by Alex Brandon/UPI

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