Washington, D.C. – Captain R.D. Parker, age 90, who played a drum at Lincoln’s inauguration, as he took part in the final parade of the Grand Army of the Republic in Washington, D.C., closing the 70th annual encampment. The Grand Army of the Republic was an organization founded in 1866 for veterans (16/54)

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Washington, D.C. – Captain R.D. Parker, age 90, who played a drum at Lincoln’s inauguration, as he took part in the final parade of the Grand Army of the Republic in Washington, D.C., closing the 70th annual encampment. The Grand Army of the Republic was an organization founded in 1866 for veterans

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