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Students from the West Michigan Aviation Academy stand near the statue of Gerald Ford in the Capitol in Washington (June 13, 2011)

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Students from the West Michigan Aviation Academy on a fiedl trip in Washington, DC. (June 13, 2011)

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Dick DeVos with his students from the West Michigan Aviation Academy meet with Rep. Justin Amash in Washington (June 13, 2011)

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Students from the West Michigan Aviation Academy snap pictures at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington (June 13, 2011)

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Students from the West Michigan Aviation Academy on a field trip at the Washington Monument in Washington, DC (June 13, 2011)

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Dick DeVos in Washington, DC with a group of students from the West Michigan Aviation Academy (June 13, 2011)

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West Michigan Aviation Academy students visit the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. while on a tour of the area. (June 13, 2011)

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West Michigan Aviation Academy students leave the Gerald R. Ford International Airport for a tour in Washington, D.C. (June 13, 2011)

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W. Mich aviation students tour DC

From West Michigan Aviation Academy

Updated: Monday, 13 Jun 2011, 4:08 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 13 Jun 2011, 7:22 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (WOOD) - Sixty-nine freshman students from the very first class of the West Michigan Aviation Academy are in Washington, D.C. 

They departed early Monday morning and the one-day trip is courtesy the Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation.

The students will tour the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and visit with Rep. Justin Amash (R-Cascade Township) in the Capitol.

Maranda, the host of "Where You Live" on WOOD TV8, WOTV 4 and WXSP, is traveling with the group, and will have updates throughout the day.

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