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DRILL TEAM PUMPED ABOUT A TRIP TO D.C. / A REIDSVILLE ORGANIZATION FOR AT-RISK YOUTHS GROWS BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.(TRIAD/STATE)

Byline: MARGARET MOFFETT BANKS Staff Writer

WENTWORTH -- This time last year, the Explorers Club and Drill Team of Reidsville VFW Post No. 8844 had about 15 members - all young women. The girls practiced three times a week and dreamed of the day when the club could travel to places rich with military history, like Fort Bragg and Washington.

Today, the youth organization has 60 members, including 22 boys.

They practice daily and have performed their synchronized routines at exhibitions across the county.

And on June 23, their dreams of travel will come true, when they embark on a five-day sightseeing trip to the nation's capital.

Perry Graves, the post's ...

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