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Family of Medal of Honor recipient Vernon Baker was denied access to the White House's West Wing on Saturday, a day after the World War II hero was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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>Baker's widow, Heidy, and grandson, Vernon Pawlik, 10, were denied entry because the boy was wearing shorts and a T-shirt. His shirt had a picture of his grandfather on it.
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>A White House Web site doesn't list a dress code, but the family had been invited to tour the West Wing, which houses the president's office and where casual dress is prohibited.If they play their cards right that is sure invitation to a state dinner or a sleepover at the Whitehouse .... or an invitation to speak at the 2012 GOP National Convention <bg>
Charles Hankey
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- Thomas Hardy
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-- T. S. Eliot
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