who has lied in honor at us capitol
Jacob Chestnut Billy Graham Rosa Parks John Gibson
title: Lying in state text: Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent. For Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's lying-in-state in 2002, the guard was mounted by her four grandsons, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex, and Viscount Linley. Lying in state in the United States is the rare honor either authorized by a congressional resolution or approved by the congressional leadership, when permission is granted by survivors, to a deceased member of government (or former member) whereby his or her remains are placed in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. for public viewing. The title: State funerals in the United States text: the Capitol shooting incident, in 2005 for civil rights activist Rosa Parks, and in 2018 for evangelist and minister Billy Graham. When lying in state, five guards of honor, each representing the five branches of the Armed Forces, will periodically rotate and relieve the preceding set of guards of honor who watch over the remains. For recipients who have been designated to lie in honor, the United States Capitol Police will act as guards of honor. No law, written rule, or regulation specifies who may lie in state. Use of the Capitol rotunda is controlled by a concurrent resolution of title: United States Capitol rotunda text: a person lies in honor, the United States Capitol Police watches as a civilian guard of honor over the casket. People to have lain in state in the Capitol rotunda are as follows: People to have lain in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda are as follows: Other notable individuals, several of them being the Chief Justice of the United States, have lain in state in the United States Supreme Court Building while other individuals such as Ronald H. Brown, have lain in state in the Herbert C. Hoover Building. United States Capitol rotunda The United States Capitol rotunda title: United States Capitol text: Capitol is outfitted with a platform and a grand staircase. Annual events at the Capitol include Independence Day celebrations, and the National Memorial Day Concert. The general public has paid respect to a number of individuals lying in state at the Capitol, including numerous former presidents, senators, and other officials. Other Americans lying in honor include Officers Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson, the two officers killed in the 1998 shooting incident. Chestnut was the first African American ever to lie in honor in the Capitol. The public also paid respect to Rosa Parks, an icon of the civil rights movement, title: State funerals in the United States text: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Any person who has rendered distinguished service to the nation may lie in state if the family so wishes and the United States Congress approves. In the case of unknown soldiers, the president or the appropriate branch of the Armed Forces initiates the action. People who have lain in state in the United States Capitol rotunda are as follows: People who have lain in honor in the United States Capitol rotunda are as follows: People who have lain in state in the Herbert C. Hoover Building are as follows: People who have lain