Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Monday, October 19, 2015
DAY FOUR - Newseum
Exhibit of Pulitzer Prize winning photos. Always a moving experience. |
Two medical workers carry an Ebola victim. |
Coverage of Ferguson wins a Pulitzer. |
Interactive poll...A year after Ferguson, have protests against police violence made a difference? |
Interactive poll..Should the news media avoid naming the perpetrators of mass shootings? |
9/11 exhibit featuring a piece of radio tower from top of World Trade Center. |
Friday, October 16, 2015
DAY THREE - Holocaust Memorial Museum
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. |
DAY TWO- The sites at night
Names engraved on Vietnam War Memorial. |
"I have a dream..." inscription marks the location of MLK Jr's famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. |
Stainless steel soldier at the Korean War Memorial. |
MLK Jr. Memorial...the newest on the Mall. Also one of the most controversial. |
View from the Jefferson Memorial. |
More journaling and reflection. |
DAY TWO - Capitol Hill
Our animated and highly knowledgeable tour guide explains how the Capitol crypt was originally intended to be the burial place of President George Washington and his wife Martha. |
Unfortunately the interior dome is undergoing renovation to repair structural cracks. |
Parachute like protection inside the dome. |
Enjoying the weather with the Capitol dome wrapped in scaffolding. |
Front steps to the US Supreme Court building. |
Who says law and justice can't be fun? |
Brandon showing just how big the doors of justice are. |
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