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Washington Prepares for Ceremonies to Honor Reagan

NPR | By Andrea Seabrook

Published June 9, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

A plane carrying the body of former President Ronald Reagan is making the journey to Washington, D.C. Reagan's flag-draped coffin will be carried by a horse-drawn caisson to the Capitol Rotunda, where the public will pay respects beginning Wednesday night. Wednesday's ceremonies will include formal military funeral rites. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

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