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Bush honors vets, meets with Blair

By Brian Knapp

News Wire

2004-11-08

As U.S. troops battle insurgents in Fallujah, President Bush pays his annual Veterans Day tribute to the armed forces Thursday.

He's also meeting with his closest Iraq War ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Blair was to arrive late Thursday to begin two days of talks that also are expected to focus on Afghanistan and Mideast peace efforts.

Bush will attend a private White House reception for veterans Thursday morning. The reception will to be followed by an annual wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns and remarks at the memorial amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery.