Giant crowds and tears of joy

Passengers on the Harvest Prep bus made it to the national mall in time for the inauguration ceremony

January 21, 2009 at 12:05AM

It wasn't an easy journey, but the students and elders aboard the Harvest Prep bus made it to the national mall to soak in the experience of the inauguration. Standing near the Washington monument, they huddled together and helped make history.
Online later tonight and in tomorrow's paper, look for a story on the experiences of three of the women we introduced in Sunday's preview story.

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