a state funeral has been held in germany for late president richard von weizsacker. he passed away at the end of last month at the age of 94. >> more than 1000 guests from across the political spectrum attended a remembrance ceremony for the president who served the dumb firms -- who served two terms. he was known as the moral conscience for the nation. >> richard von weizsacker was a political president through and through. the words of the incumbent german president joachim gauck. he was touching upon what was perhaps von weizsacker's most important address in 1985 when he described the end of the second world war. >> richard von weizsacker was not just intellectually aware of what germany had lost. he experienced it during his entire life and with his family history. perhaps that is why he felt -- and let's not be shy to say it -- according -- a calling to urge as germans to finally confront the war and its pconsequences. >> gauck said throughout his lengthy political career, von weizsacker had always been a source of inspiration and orientation for germans. >> by