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Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif. (June 9, 2004) – Well wishers look-on as the VC-25 Special Airlift Mission (SAM) 2800 Boeing 747 aircraft prepares to depart with former President Ronald Reagan’s body and family. They will be flown to Washington, D.C., where Reagan’s body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. A state funeral will be conducted late Friday morning at the Washington National Cathedral, where President Bush will give the eulogy. On Friday, June 11, President Reagan’s body will return to Calif., for a private burial service. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Jon D. Gesch (RELEASED)