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President Jimmy Carter's state funeral in Washington on Thursday was a salute to his political legacy, worldwide humanitarian work and commitment to faith.

The service marked a rare joint appearance of the current and former commanders-in-chief, just days before President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated for a second term in Washington.

President Joe Biden sat alongside Trump and former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

"Throughout his life, he showed us what it means to be a practitioner of good works, and a good and faithful servant of God and the people," Biden said during his eulogy.

Carter was remembered in the Washington National Cathedral by family, friends, top political allies, faith leaders and others who traveled through snow and ice in the nation's capital to pay their respects.

His family also honored him in a service at Maranatha Baptist Church in Pl