Watch: Colin Powell’s funeral is held at Washington National Cathedral

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Then-Secretary of State Colin Powell is pictured after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in Washington, D.C. Powell died in October and is being honored at a funeral service on Friday.

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Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright and Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, along with Powell’s son Michael will give tributes.

Powell was also national security adviser to former President Ronald Reagan and served two tours in Vietnam.

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