WASHINGTON - Colin L. Powell was remembered for his leadership skills, his love of ABBA and Bob Marley and "his sense of humor, his insatiable curiosity and his comfort in his own skin" at a funeral Friday that drew presidents past and present, military leaders and hundreds of Washington dignitaries.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powells passing added fuel to those who oppose vaccines in the country, but health experts stressed Powells death was an exception to the vaccines protection, not proof they do not work.