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President Gerald R. Ford's 107th birthday commemorated with wreath laying ceremony

Ford’s nieces and nephews placed a wreath at the burial site, which is on the grounds of the Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids.

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Wreaths were placed at the Grand Rapids grave of former President Gerald Ford to mark the 107th anniversary of his birth.

A wreath from President Donald Trump was also presented Tuesday by Brig. Gen. Paul Rogers.

Ford’s nieces and nephews placed a wreath at the burial site, which is on the grounds of the Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids.

►Watch the full ceremony here.

President Ford wreath laying ceremony
WATCH LIVE: Wreaths will be placed at the Grand Rapids grave of former President Gerald Ford to mark the 107th anniversary of his birth.
Posted by 13 On Your Side on Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Ford was a Grand Rapids-area congressman before becoming vice president and president in the 1970s. He died in 2006.

►Get more resources from the Ford Museum here.

Credit: AP

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 1992 file photo, former President Gerald R. Ford and his wife Betty Ford watch a session of the Republican National Convention in the Houston Astrodome. The documentary play, "SHE DID ALL THAT -- Betty Ford: Speaking Out, Saving Lives," debuts June 28, 2018, at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre. The former U.S. first lady, who died in 2011, established drug and alcohol treatment centers credited with helping generations of celebrities and ordinary Americans alike overcome addiction. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File)

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