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12. It was a beautiful sea of happy, positive people. I am still pumped up from

Sun Jan 22, 2017, 12:04 AM

Jan 2017

this event. We couldn't get anywhere near the stage either, but it was a great experience and I was happy to be there. Hope you and your family had as much fun as we did. It was awesome to see old folks, families with little children and even babies, people with dogs, so many college-aged men and women, teens. I wish I could have gotten pictures of some of those great signs--so much creativity and humor. It was a blessed respite from the gut-wrenching, nail biting of the past couple of months.

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I shook John Lewis' hand today at the Atlanta March. [View all] japple Jan 2017 OP

He looks like he has large strong hands. I love Lewis! Lint Head Jan 2017 #1

Love it! sheshe2 Jan 2017 #2

Cool story, thanks for sharing...good sign, too... Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #3

That is a great sign! ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #4

Now, please don't wash your hand until I can make it from the canyons outside of La Luz, NM to... duhneece Jan 2017 #5

65 here and Obama used my eliptical machine at my gym in 2009 jodymarie aimee Jan 2017 #6

John Lewis is my hero! Cha Jan 2017 #7

R#23 & K for, wow/congrats! n/t UTUSN Jan 2017 #8

That is wonderful! lucca18 Jan 2017 #9

Congratulations! Great collage, too! Sunny05 Jan 2017 #10

That is awesome! MarvinGardens Jan 2017 #11

It was a beautiful sea of happy, positive people. I am still pumped up from japple Jan 2017 #12

Congressman John Lewis is a national treasure Gothmog Jan 2017 #13