Chris sends along this post of the Close Up Club laying a wreath at the WWII Memorial in D.C. today.

A full list of the alumni honored are after the jump.

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The Wine Workshop & Brew Center sent out this announcement…

DECATUR, GA April 17, 2013 Atlanta area home brewers will gather in Decatur, Georgia to celebrate National  Homebrew Day on May 4, 2013. The local event will be part of American Homebrew Association’s (AHA) “Big Brew”, an  annual observance of the day, now in its 16th year.

AHA Big Brew brings together thousands of home-brewers from around the world. More than 5,000 home brewers from  North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Australia are expected to participate this year.

Local host of the Decatur event is Wine Workshop and Brew Center (WWBC), the Atlanta area’s newest home brew  supply shop. WWBC is happy to invite anyone interested in home brewing to stop by from 9:00am to 5:00pm on  Saturday, May 4, 2013 to join the fun! The event is free.

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