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| | US Dept of State - Memorializing U.S. Presidents |
 | | A state funeral for Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president, is scheduled in Washington, DC for June 11, the first presidential state funeral in more than three decades. |
 | | According to U.S. law, former presidents, presidents-elect, and presidents are entitled to state funerals with the formal honor of lying in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, the seat of the Congress. |
 | | A ceremonial funeral procession, composed of National Guard, active-duty, academy and reserve personnel that represent the five branches of the armed forces, is a traditional component of a state funeral observance. |
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