Prisoner of Hope: April 2013

On Sunday morning, we slept a little later, to recover from our day of traveling and the late night on Saturday. We decided to visit Arlington Cemetery. It was definitely high on the list for all of us as a priority to see. Sunday was a beautiful foggy, rainy day... we all had to break out the sweaters and pullovers. Driving there was fun because we got to drive by the Pentagon and the Air Force Memorial.

:: Part of the group!! Top of the morning to you! ::

:: Some of the siblings. They looked like a kaleidoscope in the gray atomosphere. :) ::

:: Solemn ::

:: Can't believe we are here! ::

:: We are headed in the right direction. We hoofed it over a pretty hefty piece of mileage FAST in order to see the changing of the guard. :) This is how Nebraskans walk, people... ::

:: So many graves. It was hard for me to take it in. ::

:: Silence and Respect ::

:: Walk, walk, walk ::

:: The airplane in the background added a cool and almost frightening touch. Pictures with airplanes in the sky make me think of 9/11-- to this day. I was 11 but I remember just staring at the pictures of the jetliners just before they hit the towers and being disturbed, thinking about the people inside. ::

:: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ::

:: Wreathed in honor, always... ::

:: ..."known only to God"... ::

:: The Kennedy grave ::

:: Grave markers and an ancient tree ::

:: Standing guard ::

:: Saluting the tomb ::

:: This view of downtown looked to Mom and me like some scene from Rome. :) ::

:: Hello, friends! ::

::Quotes, quotes. I love them and there are a lot of pictures of quotes from our trip. So inspiring. I don't agree with all of JFK's politics, but he was a great American orator. ::