During Spring Break in 2007 we, along with other family and friends, took our kids to Washington, D.C. This is a great trip that is relatively inexpensive as most of the buildings are public buildings so there is no admission charged. I pulled a few of those pictures out to post for Memorial Day.
This is Arlington National Cemetery. A site to behold any time you go but sure to be very moving on Memorial Day.
Below is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. To watch the changing of the guard is sure to bring a tear to your eye and show your children a respect like they have probably not seen before.
This is the Iwo Jima Memorial.
The World War II Memorial is fairly new. We were there in March so there was no water in the pool in the center of this memorial. We took Anthony, Alex, Lendi, Lee, and Landry's picture in front of the Tennessee column.
This is Landry standing in front of the Vietnam Memorial. There were a lot of roses and letters left at this wall.
Tony and Anthony are at the Korean War Memorial.
Alex is standing in front of a wall that says "FREEDOM IS NOT FREE" which is at the Korean War Memorial.
Sometimes we get busy planning our Memorial Day get togethers and picnics and we forget what we are really supposed to be remembering on this very important holiday. Our freedom really is not free. It is/was very costly to many families.
This a portion of an e-mail that I received:
It is the soldier,
not the President,
who gives us Democracy.
It is the soldier,
not the Congress,
who takes care of us.
It is the soldier,
not the reporter,
who has given us Freedom of Press.
It is the soldier,
not the poet,
who has given us Freedom of Speech.
It is the soldier,
not the campus organizer,
who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier,
who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag,
that allows the protestor to burn the flag.
-Father Dennis O'Brien
U.S. Marine Corp Chaplain
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