Wow!
Its hard to describe what that felt like. Walking across such hallowed ground, you feel very proud yet somber at the same time.
We got there a little late, but that didn't matter. They had thousands and thousands of wreaths, and several thousand volunteers. We actually sat in traffic over 20 minutes getting in to park (should've rode the metro...duh...)
We got parked in the still open sections
And got in line to get wreaths. We had to wait over 30 minutes just to get wreaths.
People with wreaths
Evil spawn number 1 with his wreath
He's still pretty young, he didn't understand the magnitude of the place he was at. But he's a trooper and he tried.
We got buzzed by two UH60's from HMX1
WAA had adopted a specific section, but as far as we could tell, that section was mostly finished. We headed to the newest section, 60, where many of the last survivors or WWII and Korea are being buried amongst the new internments from the current wars.
Note the monument in the back. Arlington cemetary is right outside of DC
Everyone in Arlington deserves to be there. Some, however, deserve it more.
These were all recent burials, in section 60.
My dad laying a wreath
My best friend
A guy my mom works with at Cherry point, his brother-in-law died in a Helicopter crash in Afghanistan. We specificially went to see that stone.
Next to that stone there was another Soldier who died in the same crash. His family was there laying wreaths, and at the stone behind it there was a Marine's mother sitting in her chair writing to her son. I think I've actually seen her on the news.
A few last pictures
This is the section that was laid out by the WAA group
http://www.wreaths-across-america.org/
