Lib Crenshaw, Mary Beelow, Joe Wolfe and Al Beelow take on the task of washing the bus. Roland Crawford vacuumed the inside.
A new sign on the back with the flag indicate the reason for journey...Grace Veterans' Washington Honor Tour.
On the road...........
Grace Veterans' Washington Honor Tour
In loving memory of our good friend Roland Crawford
Preparation on Monday night - a bus washing!
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Lib Crenshaw, Mary Beelow, Joe Wolfe and Al Beelow take on the task of washing the bus. Roland Crawford vacuumed the inside. |
A new sign on the back with the flag indicate the reason for journey...Grace Veterans' Washington Honor Tour. |
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Day 1 Friday June 12, 2009 |
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Benny Gilstrap meets Dad and the group in Salem, Virginia for lunch on the way up. |
Day 2
Saturday, June 13, 2009
The group began the day at the Capitol (no pictures available yet) for a tour then went down the mall to the World War II Memorial.
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Maude, Fred, and Lib at the World War II Memorial |
Fountain at the Memorial |
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| Veterans on the trip are Bill Ashley, Jack Evans, Al Beelow, Edwin Dickson, RB Gilstrap, Joe Harden, Roland Patterson and Fred Dickson. |
The entire group who went to Washington minus the drivers (picture takers) and Betty Dalton. |
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Mary Beelow pushes Roland Patterson through the VietNam Memorial. |
Dale Harward steadies the paper as grandson Ethan does a pencil rubbing of former Grace member, Rut Liles II, who died in the Viet Nam War. |
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At W21, line 60 is the name of Ephriam R. Liles II of Pickens . |
South Carolina's place of honor at the World War II Memorial. |
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Fred and Maude Dickson enjoy the sights and sounds of the fountain. Julie Chastain gets her camera ready. |
One final group picture before they split up for various memorials. |
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The waterfall looking toward the Lincoln Memorial. |
Looking at the Washington Monument from the World War II Memorial. Many took advantage of the pool's water to cool off their feet. |
Day 3
Sunday, June 14, 2009
The day began at the Iwo Jima Marine Memorial in Arlington
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Dale Harward leads the group in a patriotic devotion on the grounds of the memorial, to start the day. |
Vet Fed Dickson proudly stands in front of the memorial. Fred was in Iwo Jima for 18 months as a Navy SeeBee during World War II. |
And on the way to the Holocaust Museum.....
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Refreshed and ready to roll !! |
Joe Harden and Jack Evans share stories from past school pranks! |
After a moving visit to the Holocaust Museum and a quick burger at a hidden McDonalds in downtown Arlington .....
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The Dicksons, Ashleys, RB Gilstrap and Joe Wolfe prepare for the changing of the guard. |
Joyce Breazeale, Mary and Al Beelow and Roland Patterson watch the start of the change. |
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The sergeant announces the change. |
The new guard begins the pace. |
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Roland Patterson ponders on what he sees. |
The common grave of the 1986 Challenger crew. |
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In memory of the 2003 Columbia crew, who died upon reentry back to Earth. |
Back at the Cemetery Visitors Center, RB wants to know what Betty plans to do with that enormous nachos dinner she had leftover the night before!! |
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Having a great time together are Dale and Lucy Harward with their grandson Ethan. |
