Saturday, August 20, 2011

In Honor of Those Falllen... We Remember

The younger two Heathens and I joined the Asst. Zookeeper's boy scouts for a day trip to Washington D.C.  The troop was hosting a group of British scouts for two weeks.  Sometimes it is handy to be able to tag along!  It involved no planning on my part - just being at the bus on time!

Iwo Jima Memorial

Korean War Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial - Heathen #2 is in
the dark blue shirt taking a picture.

Heathen #3 at the Capitol.

Heathen #2 at the Capitol.

Heathens #2 and #3 with
the Washington Memorial
in the background.


World War II Memorial

At the Vietnam Memorial, I took this photo of my father-in-law.  I originally took it because you could see his reflection so well.  After I snapped the photo, Heathen #3 wanted to know why Pappy was crying.


I realized that he was reading the names of the men HE served with in Vietnam.  Men he knew and remembered.

So, in honor of my father-in-law and everyone else who has or is currently serving...  thank you.

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