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Remembrance services were held throughout the USA. The ceremony at , who started the reading of the names, and David Dinkins , actor Robert De Niro , and Secretary of State Colin Powell . The private ceremony at The Pentagon was also well-attended, and included the President among its participants. A prayer was said at the end that referred to Todd Beamer 's " Let's Roll " remark. The public ceremony at Shanksville also had a large turnout. It included two flybys and a release of doves. President George W. Bush attended a private follow up service for the families of Flight 93's victims in the afternoon. Bush then went to New York and met with relatives of the victims at Ground Zero to pay his respects, as did his wife, Laura . That evening, he would address the nation from Ellis Island . Powell, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg , U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan , and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien led foreign dignitaries who gathered in Battery Park for the lighting of the eternal flame there at sunset. Bush addressed the nation about an hour and a half after the ceremony ended. |
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