Billy Graham: Only 4th Private Citizen to Be Honored at Capitol Rotunda

Reverend Billy Graham will lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda from Feb. 28 to March 1, 2018 -- only the 4th private US citizen to do so. What a well-deserved gesture from our government!

Who are the other 3 private citizens bestowed this rare distinction? They are --

- U.S. Capitol Police Officer Jacob J. Chestnut, Jr., (1940–1998) and Detective John M. Gibson (1956–1998)

2 Capitol police officers who died in the line of duty

pc: US House of Representatives

- Rosa Parks, activist of the Civil Rights Movement

pc: Library of Congress

Billy Graham's favorite Bible verse

Billy Graham @ The Capitol Building

Individuals Who Have Lain in State or in Honor




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