The 39th U.S. president, who died Sunday at 100, began his storied life of public service as an officer in the U.S. Navy.

Jimmy Carter knew from a young age he would go to the U.S. Naval Academy. The former president, who grew up in a small farming town in Georgia, said he would have been happy succeeding his father, a farmer and businessman,

A state funeral will be held January 9 for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. U.S. President Joe Biden scheduled the state funeral for Carter to be held the same day as National Day of Mourning.

Flags flew at half-staff across the United States on Monday as global tributes poured in for the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter -- the longest-lived US president, who died aged 100.