D.C. students wide-eyed at Gettysburg
Military historian Gropman leads field trip for Amidon-Bowen students.
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During a tour of the Gettysburg battlefield, military historian Alan Gropman shares stories behind the Gettysburg Address, shown on a display, with Amidon-Bowen Elementary School students. (Emily Langer-TWP)