Horst Moller, head of one of Germany's most prestigious research institutions, also showed poor judgment in giving the speech honoring Mr. Nolte.

It was a sentiment echoed by Richard W. Riley, the Secretary of Education, in his speech honoring the newly named Education Heroes last month.

After a minute of silent prayer, a shofar is blown, speeches honoring the dead are offered and protesters waving placards and photographs of the victims chant, "We demand justice!"

A noble speech honoring the heroic deeds these men who have died.

At the founding Rhoads gave a brief speech honoring Joseph W. Taylor, Bryn Mawr's original founder.

More than 500 Lithuanians gathered in the old quarter of this Baltic capital today to sing anthems of independence and to hear defiant speeches honoring "the victims of Stalin."

Demosthenes prompted the fortification of Athens and was appointed by ecclesia to the duty of delivering over them the customary funeral speech, honoring the Athenians who died for their city.

The team also visited Bush at the White House the following March, where he gave a speech honoring their presence, in which he asked "what took [them] so long?"

It was finally decided that a short speech honoring Darleen and the other victims would be given from the bandstand, and a moment of silence would be observed.

The wreath-laying and the speech honoring the war dead are rites of the American presidency that have taken on especially somber overtones during Mr. Bush's wartime tenure.