For the final time, the late president’s service dog served him by resting near the side of his casket.
Sully, the service dog of former president George H.W. Bush, spent Sunday night, December 2, 2018 lying in the foreground of his US flag-draped casket.
Jim McGrath, spokesman for the Bush family, tweeted out a photo on Sunday night, captioning it “mission complete.” His former Gov. Jeb Bush retweeted the image, adding “Sully has the watch.”
Sully is traveling with the casket aboard “Special Air Mission 41” (Air Force One) to Washington, D.C., where several days of remembrance ceremonies are being held. President Donald J. Trump has declared that all federal offices be closed on Wednesday December 5, 2018 on the day of the funeral service at Washington National Cathedral.
Sully, a 2-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, is named after the pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III, who landed a passenger plane on the Hudson River after hitting a flock of geese on Jan. 15, 2009.
Sully became the late president’s service dog in June 2018, after his wife, Barbara Bush, died in April 2018.
Sully was trained by America’s VetDogs, which places service dogs and guide dogs with veterans, active-duty service members and first responders.
Mission complete. #Remembering41 pic.twitter.com/rXdyXAS4lk
— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) December 3, 2018
Sully has the watch. https://t.co/olnBtN4WgE
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) December 3, 2018
"Mission complete": Former Pres. George H.W. Bush's service dog Sully honors the late president with his own tribute in front of Bush's flag-draped casket. https://t.co/IgQnkY5IY5 pic.twitter.com/vZDGL1BB0M
— ABC News (@ABC) December 3, 2018
President George H.W. Bush's service dog, Sully, guarded his casket on Sunday. His mission of serving the former president is complete, but now he's moving on to another important job – helping other veterans. https://t.co/q2bcoVnFYa pic.twitter.com/avu4gmhfY4
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 3, 2018
George H.W. Bush's Service Dog Sully Guards His Coffin in Poignant Photo: 'Mission Complete' https://t.co/ymh6GIjmBO
— People (@people) December 3, 2018
Sully went inside the funeral home with the family of @GeorgeHWBush, then stood to the side as pallbearers escorted the casket, draped with an American flag, into the hearse. Watch live: https://t.co/YGUEYVdPNX pic.twitter.com/qwUDJk4yNh
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) December 3, 2018
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"Mission complete."
— President George H.W. Bush's service dog Sully lies beside his casket.https://t.co/gEL30BNfIH
(Photo: @jgm41) pic.twitter.com/52YlH4ybG5
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) December 3, 2018
He provided companionship to the president in his final months, and now Sully is going to help more of our nation's finest. ? https://t.co/M9RRP8oYy8 pic.twitter.com/1YjzZMimfi
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) December 3, 2018
Sully H.W. Bush, a yellow Labrador service dog who worked with the late former President George H.W. Bush, will be traveling with Bush's casket on his flight to Washington, DC https://t.co/01q9MV3EHV pic.twitter.com/xOnuf4qlw8
— CNN (@CNN) December 3, 2018