Korean War Memorial

19 larger-than-life statues in a patrolling triangle formation depict a number of emotions.  They are looking in a number of directions with facial expressions showing exhaustion and anxiety.  The granite wall on the adjacent path reflects the 19 soldiers to show a total of 38, representing the 38th parallel.  "Freedom is not free." - G

Blogging Delay!

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We chose gallery 109. It has many hands on equipment, and diagrams to help explain stuff. We chose it because it has many fun and interesting ways to learn about flying. Miles

Arlington national cemetery.
the significance of the cemetery is that it is a burial ground for over 1000s graves of men and woman and children. it takes a certain criteria to be buried here. For example, you need to be a medal of honor recipiant. some people haven't meet the criteira but are still buried. JFK and the lee marvin are buried here. they were both great men who served the country. miles

Changing of the guard ceremony. This ceremony is where guards exchange shifts to guard the tomb. One guard relives the other guard of his duties. The soliders are commanded by their commanding leader to do a step-by-step ceremony. this is significant because the guards exchange duties to guard a tomb 24/7, 365 days a year. miles

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Lunar Exploration (Henry)

Built in the 60's, America just discovered the moon with this.  Its many pictures of the moon depicting the moon.  It was like the first satellite. 

Fokker T-2 (Henry)

Macready and Kelly were the first men to go across the country in airplane.  They had the original ideas for transcontinental flight.  They flew from Long Island to San Diego.

The Weight Brothers (Henry)

I picked this room because it was the initial place in flight.  This motivated many more people to make today's society. 

General Motors Hall (Henry)

I picked this part because I love transportation.  I also picked this because it is interesting to see the different modes of transportation.  The most important reason though is because I like seeing how people tracked in early American history. 

First Ladies (Henry)

I think the first lady exhibit is interesting to see because of their opinions. It has all of the dresses of the first ladies.  It is interesting to see how the dressess changed over time.

1939 (Henry)

This was very interesting to see the major events in 1939.  Few examples were alcatraz in the wizard of oz.   It was very retro like it was in 1939.

Natural History (Henry)

Because I like looking at ancient things, we went to the natural history museum.  We saw animals and fossils.  The museum was also interesting because it showed the history of animals. 

Jefferson Memorial (Henry)

This memorial commemorates Jefferson, one of the best presidents and men in his era and or all time.  The building has a cement dome on the top, like his in Monticello.  Jeferson wanted many things, like freedom of speech, justice, and literature. 

World War 2 (Henry)

World war 2 was one of the biggest wars around the world.  It was so big, many people died.  For every star, that represents 100 people that died because of the war.  There were too many stars to count.  In the middle, there is a huge water fountain, ever lasting like remembering all the people that died because of the war. 

Vietnam Memorial (Henry)

The Vietnam memorial has a huge grass field with two statues.  The statues are with soldiers and nurses.  The faces are very emotional, showing the feelings of war.