Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) has departed to Washington D.C. for his 12^th annual Patriot Trip last week. Hawley, local veterans and their family members will visit a host of famous military memorials in the Washington D.C. area. The group left from Batavia Downs at 7 a.m. last Thursday and will spend four days visiting historical sites such as Arlington National Cemetery, the Capitol and the Vietnam Memorial to name a few. The group made a stop in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to visit the battlefield, and then headed to the Air Force Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia.

“I’m eager to embark on this journey with some of our finest veterans,” said Hawley. “This trip is consistently one of the highlights of my year. I’m grateful to spend time with our heroes and visit some of the most important sites in our nation’s history.”