Arrival in Washington, D.C.
We arrived fairly early in the afternoon, and could not check in to our hotel, so we went on a little excursion to the Iwo Jima Memorial, and Arlington National Cemetary.
The Iwo Jima Memorial.
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A great view of the Lincoln and Washington monuments.
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The final resting place of president Kennedy.
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Andrew standing next to JFK's famous "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country".
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The president's brother and attorney general, Robert F. Kennedy.
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His profound words following the MLK assassination.
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Memorial for the Challenger crew.
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Memorial for the special forces team who attempted to liberate the hostages in Iran.
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Memorial for the Columbia crew.
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The tomb of the unknown soldier. Here we also watched the changing of the guard ceremony.
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We covered a lot of ground, and the kids were tired, so I carried both of them for a while.
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