Civil War Veteran goes home via cross-country motorcycle ride; Women Veterans share their stories

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A Civil War Veteran goes home via cross-country motorcycle ride

Pvt. Jewett Williams’ cremains were claimed after 94 years then transported across the country from Oregon to Maine by the Patriot Guard Riders

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