Today we FINALY took some time out to see the capitol of the worlds greatest contry. Here you see Marilou, Jessica and Jacob in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Here is Jessica, Marilou and Jacob in front of Abraham Lincoln's Statue. They are STILL doing work on it. Its been under construction since I came out in 2002 with Marilou for my first interview with the state department.
Here Marilou, Jessica and Jacob stand in front of the gettysburg address. 'Them some big words.' In many, MANY ways.
Jessica, Me and Jacob stand with our backs to the Washington Monument, Looking in at Abraham Lincoln's statue.
Jacob, Marilou and Jessica take a break on the steps of the Lincoln memorial.
The lincoln memorial.
Lincoln looking out.
Jessica pondering life while looking at the reflecting pool.
Jacob lookin up the many steps to the Lincoln memorial.
Jacob, Marilou and Jessica posing at one end of the reflecting pool.
The kids sure like playing with the local animals.
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In between the Lincoln and Washington monuments there is a new one. The World War 2 memorial. This is simply amazing.
Marilou, Jacob and Jessica at the entrance to the World War || memorial.
Here is marilou in front of the Philippines pilar.
Jessica and Jacob in front of a quote of FDR.
Jessica and Jacob in the middel of the monument.
At the back of the monument is a wall of stars. A star is a representation of a life given in the war. "Here we mark the price of freedom."
What price will we have to pay for our freedom? Have we paid it? Are we still paying for it? Or is payment due?
I pray that when we are called to stand we will do so with Honor and Integrity.
Jessica, Jacob and Marilou standing on the other side of the Philippines pillar.
Here is the marker for part of the war that took place in the Philippines.
Here we see the pillars for New Mexico, Utah and Idaho.
Jessica in front of the Virginia pillar.
The Washington monument. Man that is one tall pillar. We wanted to go up but the tickets for the day had sold out.
Jessica and Jacob at the Vietnam memorial.