Washington D.C. - Part 2


White House

North Lawn Day/Night - use of a tripod is not allowed near the White House

For security reasons, we were also not allowed to hang out near the South Lawn :( Maybe, they were hiding eggs for the Annual Easter Egg Roll.

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The National Mall

Washington Monument - Day/Night

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Arlington National Cemetery


Interesting facts:

• over 300,000 people are buried here
• nearly 100 services are conducted per week
• almost 4 million people visit the Cemetery annually
  

Surprisingly, the cherry blossom trees at Arlington Cemetery were still in bloom. Beautiful!

Our first stop was the grave site of President Kennedy

And, the former first lady

Following JFK's internment, there was a surge of request for burials here but not everyone is eligible. A guide was established to determine eligibility.

Lowering of the flag at the end of the day

The Tomb of the Unknowns

Changing of Guards at the Tomb of the Unknowns - Sentinels guard the Tomb 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and under all weather conditions!

I took this for my Dad who's a big fan of Audie Murphy

For the astronauts who gave up their lives in the name of science & space exploration...

Challenger - 1986

Columbia - 2003

Not quite Pentagon but nearby...

View of the Pentagon from Arlington National Cemetery

We were told that Capt. Frank Burlingame III, the pilot of Flight 77 that hit Pentagon on 9/11 is buried in Arlington.