One of the places we visited on our trip to Washington DC was the Arlington National Cemetery. Some of us went on Wednesday, and some of us went on Thursday. The property was originally owned by George Washington Parke Custis, but was sold to Congress in 1883 and has been used as a burial site for highly ranking military officers, Presidents, etc. While visiting Arlington, we saw the Challenger Memorial, the Columbia Memorial, the Kennedy burial site, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, we watched the Changing of the Guard Ceremony and at the Kennedy burial site, we watched the eternal flame burning, even in the cold weather that our group witnessed on Wednesday. Colleen, our tour guide, lead us through the fields of white headstones and provided the history of the memorials and burial sites at Arlington.
Waiting for the changing of the guard. We stood for the actual ceremony.
-- Shannon
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