Elevation 907 ft. - Parsons, a Northern City of LABETTE County
The Ammunition Plant, was out of view when Vern and Letha passed through. cont.below
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miles from
Wichita and Shortly before noon on September 22, 2002; Vern and Letha
crossed
the Neosho River in Kansas, source for name of Sister Ship "USS
Neosho". They had stopped at a rest area several miles back, with a
great view of the valley at Fall River.
They next continued on to Joplin Missouri, 47 miles Eastward. Vern and Letha also crossed the Mississinewa River in Indiana, source for name of Sister Ship "USS Mississinewa" in late afternoon of September 27, 2002 They also
have crossed
In 1985, the Truckee River in Reno Nevada, - name of Sister Ship "USS
Truckee" In 1978, the Hassayampa River in Arizona, - name of
Sister Ship "USS
Hassayampa" They have not crossed a river in Minnesota for the "USS
Kawishiwi"
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