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Former first lady Betty Ford, escorted by Maj. Gen. Guy C. Swan III, commanding general Joint Force headquarters-National Capital Region/U.S. Army Military District of Washington, waves goodbye to her husband, former President Gerald R. Ford, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Jan. 2, 2006.

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Former first lady Betty Ford, escorted by Maj. Gen. Guy C. Swan III, commanding general Joint Force headquarters-National Capital Region/U.S. Army Military District of Washington, waves goodbye to her husband, former President Gerald R. Ford, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Jan. 2, 2006.

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