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Veteran’s Day 2002 PHOTOS

Washington, DC

Thanks Bob Pries for the great photos.

My daughter Nicole joined us for most of the weekend and on Monday. She was our “offical photographer” on Veterans Day.…Here’s an update on our Veterans Day activities in DC. All in all, things went very well in DC. The wreaths weren’t…We were joined by Tom Witts and Mrs. Witts ( brother and 89 year old mother of John Witts, 2/47, KIA 4/23/69), and Wanda…We had about 50 – 55 people join us for the wreath laying… a good turn out considering the rain and the fact that we…General’s Douglas Smith and Pat Hughes accompanied Tom, Mrs. Witts and Wanda as we marched/walked/stumbled to the Wall.We laid the 2/47th wreath at 26W in honor of John and presented a framed photograph to Tom and Mrs. Witts. Dwight…dsc00172dsc00173We then laid a third wreath at 41E in honor of a few guys from the 5/60th. Kenny Suderland (sp?) laid the 5/60th wreath…It was great spending time with the guys and listening to our jokes/laughter about being out in the rain. Some things…We placed the MRFA wreath at 33E in honor Bobby Hamilton. Doug Smith said a prayer at 33W. All the guys gave Wanda a hug.…dsc00179It was a true honor to have Tom, Mrs. Witts and Wanda Burke, as well as many of the guys we served with join us on…