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Charleston, SC - September 9 - 13, 2019 |
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Charleston City Tour |
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We began our tour with a visit to the Citadel, South Carolinas
Military College. 51% of the Citadel graduates accept
commissions in branches of the US Military upon graduation. |
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The entrance to the Citadel Military College |
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The Unit Residences |
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First Year Cadets walk in the gutter |
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Inside the Citadel Chapel |
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Our group leaving the Chapel |
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A senior Cadet walks across the grass on the square |
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The Class Ring Monument at the entrance |
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Our tour continued with a stop at the
Battery Par |
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13
inch Mortar with our tour bus behind it |
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Our guide introduces us to Battery Park |
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The Gazebo in Battery Park |
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The Statues and Oaks in Battery Park |
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A Battery home. (note the clean-up from
Hurricane Dorian - Charleston had lots of wind and power outages but the
hurricane hit at low tide which saved them from sever flooding) |
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A C5A Cargo Plane - The Air Force has a C5A Squadron adjacent to the
Charleston Airport |
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The horse drawn tours are very popular |
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Rudy, our only Korean War veteran this year, and Marcie Rudasill walking
back to the bus along the Battery Seawall |
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| We continued our tour with two and one half hours free time in historic Charleston. | |||
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| The only sign of hurricane Dorian was bags of branches and leaves awaiting pick-up. | |||
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The museum at the west end of the market buildings. |
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A look inside one of the market buildings. |
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A short thunder shower slowed shoppers crossing between the market
buildings. |
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The U S Customs House, our groups meeting point. |
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USS Cabildo (LSD-16) Association Web site - Last Revision September 15, 2019 |
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