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