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U.S. lawmakers are calling for a new monument to be erected at Arlington National Cemetery to recognize the astronauts who tragically died in a fire on the launch pad 50 years ago this January. Texas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson on Thursday (Sept. 22) introduced the Apollo 1 Memorial Act to honor the crew, Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee.
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