Some members of the group described the trip as
"rewarding, while others said it was their first visit to D.
C. and were grateful for the opportunity.
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Ron Hosey pays his respects to Calhoun native Clovis
Drexell Ice in Arlington National Cemetery.
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L to R: Euell Russell, Mike Ritchie, Madelyn Hathaway,
Joan Auvil, Eleanor Caltabiano and Betty Ritchie, in front
of FDR Memorial.
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Tour group assembles at Arlington Cemetery.
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Vietnam War Memorial usually brings tears to the eyes
of visitors when they walk toward the wall, said Ron
Hosey.
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"The bus driver was a former D.C. fireman and he knew
his way around," said Ritchie.