Journey to Washington
Ventura County firefighters Pete Jensen, far left, John Spykerman, Jon Jesseman, Eric Roulston and Joe Bullam pay tribute as the hearse carrying former President Ronald Reagan’s body passes by on State Route 23 In Thousand Oaks today (Annie Wells / LAT)
One and a half year-old Dallin Jenkins from Fillmore waves a flag as he waits with his family for the the hearse carrying the body of Former President Ronald Reagan in Ventura County today. The hearse passed by a fire station on Las Posas Road where firefighters from across the state gathered to pay their respects. (Anne Cusack / LAT)
Firefighters from across the state gathered at the Ventura County Fire Station on Las Posas Road to pay their respects as the funeral procession made it’s way from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Libray in Simi Valley to the Point Mugu Naval Air Station. (Anne Cusack / LAT)
Nancy Reagan , escorted by Maj. Gen. Galen Jackman, follows the the casket of her husband as it is carried to the presidential plane at at a military airfield in Ventura County today. (Bryan Chan / LAT)
A member of the military honor guard salutes hearse carrying the body of former President Ronald Reagan as it approached the presidential aircraft earlier today. (Spencer Weiner / LAT)
An honor guard carries the flag-draped casket of former President Ronald Reagan to the presidential aircraft at Point Mugu Naval Air Station earlier today. (Spencer Weiner / LAT)
Navy personel and their families watch as an honor guard carries the flag-draped casket of former President Ronald Reagan to the presidential aircraft. (Spencer Weiner / LAT)
The 11th Marine Artillery Regiment fires in salute as an honor guard carries the flag-draped casket of former President Ronald Reagan to the presidential aircraft earlier today. (Spencer Weiner / LAT)
Nancy Reagan , escorted by Maj. Gen. Galen Jackman, waves to the crowd before boarding the jet that would carry the body of her husband to Washington, D.C. (Bryan Chan / LAT)