Memorial Day, May 31, 2021

ohioboy said:
In Washington, D.C. I saluted the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the WW2 memorial, which has a beautiful sprinkling pool inside it, the WW1 memorial, and the Korean war memorial.

Visited Arlington National Cemetery, beautiful landscape, and of course the Tomb of the unknown soldier.
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I am down here now for the Marine Memorial and later the celebration. My home airport was Dulles (IAD) and I would try to get out to Arlington at lease once a month. In the summer or winter, it’s a beautiful, well maintained cemetery.
 

oldman said:
Where are y

Good for you.
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I am in Aiken SC, a fairly small town. I was in the Navy for 31 years and moved around quite a bit.
On one trip to the Philippines, I visited the National Cemetery that we maintain outside Manilla. I was astonished to see that they maintain it just like Arlington. Those sites including those like Pearl Harbor are all very sobering.
 

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This Military Women's Memorial photo is on Bing's homepage today.
For this Memorial Day, we're paying our respects at the Military Women's Memorial, at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery, just across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. Since the American Revolution, more than 3 million women have served the nation in a military capacity, and this memorial is dedicated to them, honoring their courage, patriotism, and leadership. Opened in 1997, it's the only major national memorial to honor all the women who have defended the United States in, or with, the armed services. And it's more than just a memorial. It's also an education center, with thousands of photographs, documents, textiles, artifacts, and other materials representing all eras and services of American women's military history.

On Memorial Day, we honor all those who died while serving our nation in the military. This year let us give an extra salute to the women among them for their contributions and sacrifices in defense of the nation.

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OneEyedDiva said:
This Military Women's Memorial photo is on Bing's homepage today.
For this Memorial Day, we're paying our respects at the Military Women's Memorial, at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery, just across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. Since the American Revolution, more than 3 million women have served the nation in a military capacity, and this memorial is dedicated to them, honoring their courage, patriotism, and leadership. Opened in 1997, it's the only major national memorial to honor all the women who have defended the United States in, or with, the armed services. And it's more than just a memorial. It's also an education center, with thousands of photographs, documents, textiles, artifacts, and other materials representing all eras and services of American women's military history.

On Memorial Day, we honor all those who died while serving our nation in the military. This year let us give an extra salute to the women among them for their contributions and sacrifices in defense of the nation.

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Bravo to you for adding this post.
 


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