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| President Kennedy's grave marked by the eternal flame with General Lee's former plantation home in the background. |
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| Robert Kennedy's grave located just down the hill from his brother JFK. Interesting rhetorical message. |
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| Inside of General's Lee's home. |
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| Changing of the guard at Tomb of the Unknown. |
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| We were fortunate to witness a wreath laying ceremony followed by Taps from the bugle. |
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| The first female guard we've witnessed at the tomb. The only identifiable characteristic is her hair in a bun. |
The Arlington Cemetery was one of my favorites, even though I had to walk up a bunch of hills. I realized every thing there was in perfect symmetry and stature. The rows and rows of head stones were in perfect alignment with one another and the guards were in perfect military posture. The woman guard was surprising to see but I am thrilled. The women in the military memorial was my least favorite at Arlington because I felt that the creator didn't put much effort into it. I felt like they were school presentations on cardboard and nothing as elaborate as the men's memorial. Any one else feel the same?
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DeleteOh yeah I agree with you Celia. That women militry memorial, I feel the people in charge for it didn't put enough work to make interesting. I like the concept of that memorial, but I don't like the way how they presents it.
DeleteThe cemetery will be one of the first places that i return to when i go back. As a vet I was saddened to see the rows and rows of fallen warriors. the most emotional part for me was the slave quarters. I was no longer able to see the slaves as nameless faceless people. By reading their stories I felt more connected with their lives and this ugly part of our nations history felt like part of the not so distant past.
ReplyDeleteBefore I had never been to a cemetery in American but when I did; I went to this one. It was interesting to see the huge stones and graves. Also, the funeral manners for American military. What I liked about this cemetery is seeing Americans visit those soliders as sign of appreciation and respect for those who fought to protect this land.
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Arlington Cemetery was far more than expected. The time taken to care for the individual graves was a true reality as we watched the groundskeepers walk from stone to stone to cut the grass around it. The differences of the stones and the dedication taken by the families to make a difference spoke to their constant thoughts for their loved ones.
ReplyDeleteArlington Cemetery was my favorite part of the trip. I found it so interesting with all the history. One thing that really stood out to me was how symmetrical and uniform the graves were. I really liked being able to go inside of General Lee's house. I fell in love with the size of the windows, shutters and the wood floors! It was neat to see how life used to be. The tomb of the unknown solider was also very cool. It is amazing how silent it is at the tomb. By there not being any speaking, it shows the truth about how much respect there is for the unknown solider. Arlington Cemetery was very neat and I would love to go back and visit again someday.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about General Lee's house, I loved the home itself!
DeleteArlington was amazing- this is a place a will have to definitely have to go back to! General Lee's estate was pretty cool, too. It was neat to see how they utilized every room including the storage rooms in the basement.
ReplyDeleteArlington was very emotional for me, I kept thinking of how many of my family members could have been buried there just in my fathers generation. I definitely enjoyed being able to see General Lee's plantation house, although I do wish that we could have gone upstairs to see how they utilized that area as well.
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