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Gold Medal Vacations

Congressional Awards

Many readers asked us to share about our family vacation to Washington, D.C. for our daughter Becky’s Gold Congressional Award Ceremony. Rather than bore you with a travelogue or recount the many U-turns we made attempting to navigate our nation’s capitol, we’ve boiled down the salient money-saving details of our trip into six categories.

Image Caption: Earning a gold medal takes time and perseverance — so do gold medal vacations. Pictured here are Becky's Congressional Award bronze, silver and gold medals.

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