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Article: FORD'S BODY ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON FOR OFFICIAL HONORS

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December 30, 2006
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The U.S. Department of Defense's American Forces Information Service issued the following press release:

By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service The body of President Gerald R. Ford received a welcoming 21-gun salute at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., early this evening as part of final goodbyes that'll be made here to the nation's 38th chief executive. Ford died Dec. 26 at age 93 at his residence in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The fallen commander-in-chief grew up in Grand Rapids, Mich., and will be buried on the grounds of his presidential museum there Jan. 3, after being honored here.

The president's remains and members of his family, including his widow and former first lady Betty ...

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