The memorial started with a candle-lit procession, then Governor Tim Pawlenty gave the opening remarks.
Drivers are urged to avoid the area if possible, especially over the Memorial Day weekend.
The second leg is at the Memorial Stadium a week later (26 May, 1945 BST).
The memorial service took place at St Martin-in-the-Fields, near Trafalgar Square in central London.
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But Djamila Boumekik, who came to Germany from Algeria 20 years ago, knows the memorial well.
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Today is a day of remembrance, as we move here to the memorial service.
The list goes on and on, and extends well beyond the Memorial and Foundation.
The museum, whose entrance will be next to the memorial, will open September 2012.
In preparation for the memorial, you are invited to share your memories and stories of Jack.
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, and members of Clements' family spoke at the memorial service.
The West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper has signed a season-long loan deal at the Memorial Stadium.
The casket was then taken on stage at the memorial ceremony by Michael Jackson's brothers.
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Miranda was one of 11, 000 people watching the memorial service live inside LA's Staples Center.
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Paul's Cathedral I browsed the memorial tablets to Alec Guinness, John Gielgud and Punch and Judy.
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"One thing I will never forget, the hundreds of people at the memorial, " she said.
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, opened in 2005, is impossible to ignore.
This Remembrance Sunday is the first time his name will be on the memorial.
Defeat at the Memorial Stadium, though, could let French champions Stade Francais through the back door.
He and Prime Minister Donald Tusk placed candles at the foot of the memorial.
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Mr de Weldon took nine years to make the memorial, helped by hundreds of assistants.
At the memorial service, Jessica Clank(ph) and Leah Coin(ph) recited a poem about their friend.
Over the Memorial Day weekend in May, 12 people were killed, and another 48 were wounded.
Attending the memorial services at Fort Hood reinforced for me what a difficult decision we faced.
Viehbacher argues that the Memorial Sloan-Kettering doctors are wrong, and that Zaltrap is worth the money.
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Afterward, Christopher will return to Los Angeles to attend the memorial service of a family friend.
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Organisers are hoping the memorial will remind everyone Claire Tiltman's murderer has not been found.
Work also would take place at the Memorial Circle, with a granite base installed around the flagpole.
The memorial event in Mackworth saw local people lighting lanterns and adding candles to a memorial shrine.
The memorial park draws over a million visitors each year, including 70, 000 who come to get married.
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