Wednesday, January 10, 2007

President Ford's funeral

I've lived in DC for over four years, and already I've seen two presidents' funeral processions.

Last week, as President Ford's funeral motorcade drove from Andrews Air Force Base to the Capitol, it was schedule to drive through Alexandria. Apparently, Ford was once a long-time resident of my fair city. I had heard that it was supposed to be driving through, but I didn't know exactly when. So last Saturday evening I left my house to do some shopping in Old Town and noticed a ton of people lined up on Washington Street with cops everywhere. I figured the event must be imminent, so I didn't go back to my house to fetch my camera. (As it turned out, I had plenty of time.) All I had was my trusty camera phone, and with it I got a picture of the passing hearse.

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