Thursday, August 27, 2009

UPDATE: The Body of Sen. Kennedy Moved to Boston in a Ceremonial Procession

WRGW's Jared Pliner reporting from BOSTON:

A motorcade now moves down a desolate Route 3, as it transports the body of Senator Edward M. Kennedy to the JFK Presidential Library in South Boston. Motorists have pulled over to the side of the expressway to pay their respects. Onlookers are also perched on highway overpasses, watching the procession. Some are saluting, some are holding their hands over their hearts, some are crying, as their beloved "Teddy" passes his constituents for a final time. The motorcade will complete a loop through Boston, passing several landmarks, including Boston City Hall, Fanueil Hall (where Mayor Thomas Menion will ring a ceremonial bell 47 times to signify Kennedy's years of service in the U.S. Senate), and the Senator's first office on Bowdoin Street, when he served as an assistant district attorney in Suffolk County. An overall emotional scene here in the Bay State on this Thursday afternoon.

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