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Scott County native Petty Officer 1st Class Devin Richey of the US Coast Guard (left) stands as a guard of honor for President Jimmy Carter’s lying in state at the Capitol on January 8 in Washington D.C.

Carter was the 39th president of the United States and died at the age of 100 on December 29.

Richey’s wife, Megan, said that she hoped that their sons recognize how much of an extraordinary honor it was for their father to stand as a guard of honor for the former president. ~submitted photo