While in Alexandria, we had a guided tour of the Capital Building thanks to Emily and her fiance Joe Lambert. It was an historic time to take these kids there for their first visit. So many things to learn that it will take many visits to digest it all with them. We walked the Mall the next day in the rain, visiting the Korean War Memorial where the US lost 36,940 young men and women; the Lincoln Memorial where we stood by the larger than life replicas of men engaged in war. The children can hardly be aware of the shoulders they stand upon but one this is certain, they have to know it sometime to acquire the knowledge needed to avoid repeating the mistakes other paid so dearly to teach.
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