Speakeasy: Fact and fiction collide on D.C. tour buses

Published May 17, 2012 4:00am EST



“I can’t tell you how many times I was asked for directions to the Arlington Cemetery grave of Private James Ryan.”

Big Al Ewald, D.C. tour bus driver, speaking about his experiences with confused tourists in a Washington City Paper essay. Apparently some visitors to the cemetery didn’t realize that “Saving Private Ryan” was, in fact, fiction.