Udvar-Hazy Center Ground Breaking Ceremony

Representatives of the Smithsonian, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Udvar-Hazy family turn the first shovels-full of red Virginia soil from which the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will rise.
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Representatives of the Smithsonian, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Udvar-Hazy family turn the first shovels-full of red Virginia soil from which the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will rise.
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