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He did it!<\/p><\/div>\n

I took the train (!) from D.C. to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Thursday afternoon to go see John graduate (with honors!) from the U.S. Army War College the next morning. It was a beautiful morning and it was so fun to see John graduate! I also got to meet his instructor and several of his classmates, and took a tour of the classrooms and grounds. One of his classmates, Willy, is from Hot Springs – he attended the same schools as me and we had a great time visiting. John was one of about six State Department officers who were selected for the distance learning Masters of Strategic Studies program back in 2016. \u00a0Along with the 400+ military folks who participated, there were also officers from other countries and other U.S. government agencies. For the last two years, he\u2019s been reading and writing in all of his spare time and that hard work paid off!<\/p>\n

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Team Crippen takes the #1 spot in their war game final!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Waiting for ceremony to begin<\/p><\/div>\n

After graduation, we loaded up the car and headed to Gettysburg. Along the way we stopped and had some great BBQ on the side of the road – yum! We watched the Gettysburg film at the visitor\u2019s center, walked through the museum, and looked at the cyclorama, then started on a self-drive tour just as it started to pour down rain. The rain made everything look more haunting – it\u2019s a beautiful place with green rolling hills. It was just incredible.<\/p>\n

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Haunting<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cemetery Hill<\/p><\/div>\n

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On the confederate side of the ridge<\/p><\/div>\n

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From the Union side<\/p><\/div>\n

Last night we drove up to Merriweather Pavillon to see the incredible David Byrnes – what a fun show! He played a lot from his new album as well as some classics. His voice is still wonderful, and he was moving around the stage like he was in his 30s – I was really impressed!<\/p>\n

I had dinner one night with my friend Kelly, who was in town from Guadalajara, on her way to Abuja, Nigeria!<\/p>\n

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With Kelly<\/p><\/div>\n

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Who wears it better?<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hanging with Abe<\/p><\/div>\n

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Traveling girl, Harrisburg, PA train station<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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