Washington DC, Lancaster PA

We spent a day driving to Washington, DC. Harry wanted to show me the war memorials, Jefferson Memorial, and the Lincoln Memorial. We stopped at the Washington Memorial two days before the fourth of July. They were preparing for the big celebration, roping areas off, and designating parking areas.
The WWII memorial gave honor to all who fought and each of the battles were named. We saw the 50 states surrounding the fountain. At one end was the Pacific Ocean, at the other was the Atlantic memorialized for many years in cement. Stars remembered those who gave their lives for our freedom.
We then went to the Korean War memorial. So many statues of the men who fought in the war as a battalion of men walking up a hill to face a battle. They wore the uniforms, and carried the necessary equipment. The faces of those who fought, some of whom died were permanently etched into a marble wall. How can we as a nation forget, or why would we want to. Keeping the memory of the cost of our freedom and the freedom of others.
We left there and went to see Lincolns monument. The steps were resting places for weary tourists as groups came and went. We walked up into the monument to read the inscriptions which were a credit to Lincoln and the God that our nation worships.
We went to the Vietnam War monument and walked the length of it. So many lives lost, so many loved ones morning still and leaving momentous which extends the time in which their final sacrifice continues to be remembered and honored.
We then visited the Jefferson Monument. We found just as many weary tourists resting on the steps, taking pictures and reading the inscriptions encircling his statue.