President Bush attended a solemn ceremony on the grounds Thursday, along with dignitaries and family members of those killed in the attack.

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In New York, families and friends who lost loved ones at the World Trade Center gathered at Ground Zero for a solemn ceremony.

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But the other moment that's really worth highlighting here happened after the parade and after a more solemn ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

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In most cases of fallen service members, there is a solemn funeral ceremony when their remains are returned home, and a respectful obituary in the local newspaper.

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Out of these talks came a government plan, unveiled last month by President Eduardo Frei in a solemn, tense ceremony in the presidential palace.

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