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Space Shuttle Discovery flies over Washington DC Postcards

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Space Shuttle Discovery flies over Washington DC Postcards
The Space Shuttle Discovery piggy backs onto a Boeing 747 on its final flight over Washington DC en route to the Air and Space Museum in Dulles Airport. This will be the last time to see the Discovery spacecraft in the air and a great opportunity to obtain something to remember this special occasion

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Hallowed Ground Postcard

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Hallowed Ground Postcard
Virginia voted for secession in May of 1861. Shortly thereafter, General Irvin McDowell crossed the Potomac River and occupied Arlington House, the former home of Robert E. Lee. By 1864, Union dead filled the existing military cemeteries. Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of War, ordered General Montgomery Meigs to find land for another cemetery. He chose the 1,100 acre estate now known as Arlington National Cemetery.

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