'Powerful' photos capture Secret Service detail standing guard over Barbara Bush

Wow.

These “powerful” photos captured Barbara Bush’s Secret Service detail standing guard over their protectee one last time and they will stay by her side until she is buried:

Powerful. US Secret Service detail stands at the casket of former First Lady Barbara Bush. Agents have been with her for years and will remain until burial. #BarbaraBush pic.twitter.com/9ZkeNbP2XE

— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) April 20, 2018

https://twitter.com/lencannonKHOU/status/987411454738477060

Mrs. Bush’s Secret Service codename is “Tranquility,” which is entirely appropriate:

U.S. Secret Service agents have continued to watch over "Tranquility" — the Service's code name for late First Lady Barbara Bush — since her death.

Agents have been by her side since she passed, and her body will be protected until her burial. pic.twitter.com/jAfVxN25pM

— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 20, 2018

Here’s why:

In an op-ed, former Secret Service agent Jonathan Wackrow says that Mrs. Bush's code name, "Tranquility," "exemplified her demeanor and its calming, humanizing and gentle effect on those around her." https://t.co/k5csNYfPKB

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) April 20, 2018

They did love her:

The U.S. Secret Service expresses sincere condolences to the family of Mrs. Barbara Bush, the epitome of class and grace during and after her service to our country as First Lady of the United States. pic.twitter.com/VKxYkb0WUB

— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) April 18, 2018

'Powerful' photos capture Secret Service detail standing guard over Barbara Bush

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