Arlington Cemetery

One of the places on our must see list when we visited the D.C. area was Arlington Cemetery. It was easy to get to, just off one of the metro-rail stops and it was huge. I never realized how big it really was...pictures and media events do not do the place justice. It was also beautiful and reverent although the grounds were covered with tourists. It is a place to see.

This building is up by President Kennedy's tomb.

The amphitheatre behind The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier where they hold Memorial Day Services. All that marble glimmers in the sun.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

These plaques were every where. When a group donated a tree one of these plaques was placed in front of it. This one is special, because my Husband's Father was in the 82nd Airborne...although not during Vietnam. It's amazing to see these plaques in front of a huge tree and know that that plaque and tree was placed there in memory of someone decades before you were born.

These gravestones march on in every direction, often as far as the eye can see.

Dedicated to the Women who served and died for our Country.

Thank you.