Friday, October 16, 2015

DAY THREE - The National Mall


Park ranger explaining the relief sculptures at WW II Memorial.


Each state has a column in the memorial.

Reflecting pool en route to Lincoln Memorial.

Making a rubbing at Vietnam Memorial.

Family left their loved one's flak jacket with a note in the pocket. "David you are missed - I wonder so often who the man would have been. We loved you. Your family."


Korean War Memorial by day. Notice the reflections on the wall.

The South Korean President happened to have been in the city during our stay.




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  1. Day three was the day I protested to stop domestic violence. October is domestic violence awareness month. I was very proud of myself for having the courage to openly protest in our nations capital. On another note, I wanted to do a rubbing of a name to try and feel what a family member feels as they touch their relatives name. I found an Anthony because I have many family members with that name. Although I don't really know what it is like to see a relatives name on the Vietnam Wall, my heart still goes out to all of those families and their fallen heroes.
    Celia

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  2. I really enjoyed seeing all of the monuments during the day (but I think they were just a little bit better at night!) I really enjoyed the different aspects of the WWII memorial. My favorite part of that memorial was the sections that had all the bronze stars and it said "Here we mark the price of Freedom".

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    1. I agree, most of the monuments were better at night! I like that the WWII memorial was right in the middle where you can't miss it! It just like America to show off our best war! haha
      Celia

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    2. Yes, I like it at night too; especially, the Veterans Wall. the balck glassy wall and the light shining from the bottome, I don't know how to describe it but it was something else!

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    3. I also agree! Most of the Monuments were a lot better at night, especially the ones that were made of white marble!

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  4. What makes the Veterans Wall special, is watching the people over there. Some people were there standing in front of the wall shown respect and a moment of silence to the soliders. Also some people were touching the names as they were communicating with that person and flashback memories.

    Abdullah

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  5. I loved the memorials far more at night than in the day. I think seeing the Korean War Memorial with the soldiers moving was far more realistic then. FDR was probably the hardest one to really see at night since so many things were hidden in the stones.

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  6. I liked the Monuments during the day, but a lot of them are better visualized at night. One that is better during daytime is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. It was difficult to see exactly what was going on at night, so daylight was very beneficial on that one. But the rest of them I liked better at night. One thing I really liked about the Vietnam Veterans Wall is how the volunteers copy the names. I think that it is so cool that 1. they have volunteers all the time and 2. that they have paper and graphite for you to inscribe your loved ones name. Very neat and a good memory.

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    1. I didn't know that the volunteers had paper and graphite, I wish I would have thought to ask- how cool!

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  7. My favorite memorial was actually the FDR Memorial because not only was it different but it seemed to be more personal than the other memorials. It showed me what was most dear to FDR during his lifetime and the things he fought to overcome during his Presidency. It wasn't as large as Lincolns or Washington's or Jefferson's but it seemed more intimate and that was what I appreciated about it.

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