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WATCH LIVE: George H.W. Bush's casket arrives at U.S. Capitol to begin lying in state

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The casket for former President George H.W. Bush is scheduled to arrive the U.S. Capitol at 4:45 p.m. to begin lying in state.

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"Special Air Mission 41," the flight carrying the late President George H.W. Bush, departed Houston, Texas, for Washington, D.C., Monday after a military honors ceremony that began a four-day tribute to the nation's 41st president.

The official schedule for ceremonies honoring the late George H.W. Bush was released on Saturday. The four-day tribute includes lying in state at the U.S. Capitol for parts of three days, a funeral at the Washington National Cathedral and eventual burial at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum back in Texas.

Bush's casket will lie in state from 5 p.m. Monday until 10 a.m. on Wednesday. A guard of honor will be in attendance, and the public will be allowed into the Capitol from 7:30 p.m. Monday until 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.

ABC News contributed to this report.