about yourself, let others point out your virtues. pride inod dose of your country every day. at night, thank god for your many blessings george h.w. bush." resuming here. in the meantime, some of the funeral service with the eulogy from his longtime friend and former secretary of state, james baker. james: my friends, we are here in the house of the lord to say goodbye to a man of great faith and great integrity. a truly beautiful human being. characteror his noble , his life of service, and this sweet memory as he leaves for his friends, family, and for our rightful nation. for more than 60 years, george h

-- george herbert watch -- herbert walker bush has been my friend and role model. today, as we entrust his soul to have been -- to heaven, his name to history and his memory to our hearts, i must begin with an apology. i'm about to do something you always hated, and that your mother always told you not to do, brag about yourself. i will do this, because it must be done, and because as a lawyer, i see that thing beloved by all lawyers, a loophole. [laughter] yourself, youout once wrote, let others point out your virtues. today, mr. president, i am that other, with the special

privilege and joy of sharing your good points. as we have heard, and as we know, george bush was a charter member of the greatest generation. him, hisher to salute incredible service to our nation and the world are already etched in the marble of time. after becoming the youngest naval aviator, he served in increasingly responsible positions on behalf of his country. ambassador to china and united nations, director of the cia, and vice president. , as history will faithfully record, he became one of our nation's finest presidents. our nation'subt, best one term president. for millions across the globe,

the world became a better place because george bush occupied the white house for four years. he was not considered a skilled speaker. his deeds were quite eloquent. eloquencerated their by carving them into the hard granite of history. they expressed his moral character, and they reflected kindecency, his boundless to and consideration of others. his determination always to do the right thing, and do that to the very best of his ability. noblyestify to a life lived. he possessed the classic virtues of our civilization. and, of his faith.

the same virtues that express what is best about this country. these ideals were known and shared by our find -- our founding fathers. temperate inas thought, word, and in deed. he considered his choices and chose wisely. the berlin wall fell in november 1989, less than one year into his presidency. triumph forarkable american foreign-policy, as joyous east and west germans danced on the remains of that hated wall. could have joined them, metaphorically, and ,laimed victory for the west for america, and for himself. he did not.

he knew better. he understood that you mail it he -- humiliate -- humilityhe k. for a formerumiliation for adversary is the best path to reconciliation. to unify germany as a member of the north atlantic treaty organization, notwithstanding the reservations of france, the united kingdom, and soviet union. ended, notold war with a bang, but with the sound rattling over a pulley as the flag of the soviet union was lowered for the last time. need we ask about george bush's court -- courage during world war ii -- courage? during world war ii you risked your life in defense of something greater. decades later, when saddam hussein invaded kuwait's and andn to -- invaded kuwait

began to brutalize people, george bush never wavered. stand, he said, and he got the rest of the world to join him. yes, he had the courage of a warrior. prudence,ime came for he maintained the greater courage of a peacemaker. he ended the wars in central america. he signed two nuclear arms reduction treaty's and brought israel and all of its neighbors together face-to-face to talk peace. mandeeds for his fellow always spoke for him. give someone else a hand, he would say, and he did. hurting, showis that you care, he would say. he did.

be kind to people, he would say. and, he was. to the parents of a young son lost to cancer, he wrote, "i hope you will live the rest of your lives with only happy memories of that wonderful son, who is now safely tucked in god's loving arms around him. wish for a kinder, gentler nation was not a cynical slogan, it came honest and unguarded from his soul. -- thehey left the let white house, george and barbara bush continued to split -- display their compassion. -- their dedication to the points of life, the barbara bush foundation or family charitiesnd countless is a model for all first families.

to these virtues we can add one more source of his care or, his family. -- his character, his family. george bush believed that family is a source of personal strength and values one needs to face life. history has shown that few families have accomplished as much as his has. barbara wrote the book on how to be a great first lady. his legacy lives on with his children, who have contributed so very much to making our nation great. who knows what the future will bring for his grandchildren, and their children. i have always been proud that george bush used to describe our relationship as one of big brother and little brother. he used to say that one of the things that he liked best about me was that i would always tell him what i thought, even when i knew he did not want to hear it.

then we would have a spirited discussion about the issue. effective way of letting me know when the discussion was over. [laughter] he would look at me and say, " baker, if a you are so smart, why am i presidents and you are not?" [laughter] he was a leader, and he knew it. in remembering the life of george herbert walker bush, and honoring his accomplishments. we will see you that we are -- we will see that we are praising what is best about the nation, the nation he loved and whose values he embodied. there is more to say than time permits. when measured against the eloquence of george bush's character and life, our words are inadequate.

i conclude these remarks with his words. written some years ago to his wed tennis buddy " ", --, " have known each other a long time, and shared joy and sadness. faster, and on even that makes me treasure even more this line of william butler yates about when -- where man's glory begins and ends, with friends. my glory, i have you as such a friend." to which i reply, on behalf of his friends here today across america and throughout the world, we rejoice that you are safely tucked in now, and through the ages with god's loving arms around you. have had you as

your present -- as our president and as such a friend. our live coverage will pick up with a ceremony of departure, and the arrival of about 4:45 at texas a&m university with the arrival and interment at the museum.tial library and all of that live on c-span. all of the services from today and yesterday's funeral will be

available on at c-span.org. we will show you the eulogy delivered this morning by his oldest grandson. george: good morning. you as thend before oldest grandson as the man i simply knew as gamby. wasge herbert walker bush the most gracious, decent, and humble man i will ever know. we are here to give thanks for his extraordinary life, but i would like to talk about some of the things he was thankful for, the things that, to him, mattered most. he was thankful for his family. when he began running for president in 1988, my grandfather released a campaign book outlining his use for the future. it opens with a letter to a grandson.

it was addressed to me and recounted some of our recent experiences gather in maine. "p, i have been thinking about it a lot. the big rot -- the big rock boat. near the end of summer when the moon was full, the tides were high there was a special day when it seemed like the boat was real. words, myfew grandfather said more about his life. here's a man giving -- gearing up for a role of a lifetime, and his mind went back to his family. it is a book about policy issues and found the time to write about an imaginary boat that he built with his grandson. he would wake up around 5:00 a.m. to review security briefings and grab his first coffee. when the coast was clear, we would try to snag a spot between him and ganny.

we grew up with a legendary fisher -- and legendary figure talking about where the bluefish were running. he was the first to match up intense core shoe tournaments. language likee power outage if you wore short. his typical score -- spread included tacos, and bluebell klondike bars. he would challenge all the grandkids for the first asleep a word -- award. [laughter] in classic fashion, he would write letters of encouragement to us all, whether one of us had a hard semester at school, whether one of us -- for the me -- not meet -- -- not

drove his fidelity onto the rocks. at the close of one summer after he left public service, he wrote the only thing wrong with the last five months, you -- that you were not here enough. promise that you would spend more time by the sea. all, i justou wonder how each of you is doing at school, and in life. if you need me, i am here for you, because i love you very much. , god promises that after a long watch, i will satisfy him with salvation. we know he is enjoying the beginning of his next life.

my grandfather was thankful for his country, grateful to lead a country where people can go as far and as fast as their dreams can take them. a place where individuals can help the condition of their fellow man. a bright hope for america that he evoked so brilliantly when he spoke of 1000 points of light. he spoke about the creed of duty , honor, country, and the values that sustained the republic for 240 years. this was not something he talked about, this was something he lived. having flown 58 combat missions and shot down, and rescued at sea, he was not -- he did not see his heroism as any greater. i know this because i experienced it personally. he was proud when walker joined the marine corps and i the navy. our summers -- our service never compared to his, and we cannot convince them of that.

we saw the personal goodness that led to his recognized historical greatness. simpled -- he left a legacy to his children, grandchildren and country, service. when the last words are written on him, they will include this, the fulfillment of a complete life cannot be achieved without service to others. you should know that my grandfather was thankful for his god. isonce told us that god good, but his love has a cost. we must be good to one another. -- forhis love to others others that the failed him and wrote him to a life of public service. in houston, at a prayer breakfast, he reflected on his time on a submarine that rescued him after he was shot down. to get some fresh air he went on the deck and stood to watch and looked out into the dark here it he said -- dark.

was clear like a blizzard of fireflies. halfway around the world in a war zone, a calm inner peace. god's therapy. after 94 years, the heavy hands of time has claimed the life of my gamps. won.ath as in life, he has he have -- he is at peace. , george herbert walker bush is the most gracious, decent, humble man that i will ever know , and it is in honor of a lifetime to share his main -- did to share his name. until we meet again. >> we are live above houston following the motorcade airing the casket of former president george h.w. bush making their

way to the union pacific railroad. from there the president will be a special train, a train where the engine is 4141, the union pacific tilt this engine for this purpose. it will carry him to college station, texas for the ceremony later today. arriving at college station at texas a&m university at about 4:30 eastern this afternoon. at the bushater presidential library and museum. a family plot behind the library who to his wife, barbara, died in april. also buried there is their their daughter robin who died at age three. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

>> this is the union pacific facility outside of houston. the motorcade with former president george h.w. bush on its way. trains designated to carry the president to texas a&m university.

we expect a short ceremony at the train yard. the train ride running some 70 miles or so. afternoon, the arrival ceremony, and then the burial at the george bush presidential library and museum at about 5:15. our live coverage will continue on c-span.

>> this is the union pacific rail yard outside of houston, a waiting for the arrival of the motorcade and the short ceremony expected to get underway. the