Army Takes an Expedition Back 200 Years, to Days of Lewis and Clark From: The Washington Post | Date: January 23, 2003| Author: Steve Vogel | Copyright 2003 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

With the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Lewis and Clark expedition having kicked off last weekend, the Army wants to make sure that its role in the pivotal exploration of the American West is not forgotten.

To that end, the Army this month held a Pentagon launch of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration, complete with a living, breathing link to the expedition: Army Capt. Meriwether A. Sale Jr.

Sale, a Virginian, is a sixth-generation descendant of the sister of Ca...

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