Somber ceremony commemorates Veterans Day

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Under cold gray skies, fire engines hoisted an enormous flag, and more than 100 people came to War Memorial Plaza to pay tribute to American soldiers.

Then soldiers, color guards, politicians, firefighters, police and civilians filed into Memorial Hall, where bagpipes played, military members saluted, and civilians placed their hands on their hearts for the Pledge of Allegiance and America?s National Anthem.

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