Arlington National Cemetery

Papa’s World – Out and about!

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My go-to for a quick nutritious breakfast or lunch.

Being busy – not often do we make breakfast or lunch.

Instead, just grabbing a Chocolate Shake – with water, ice, and Almond milk!

In a blender and run for twenty seconds –

It is fast, and I really like it!

Making it fast and easy –

OUT AND ABOUT!

Sherry and Cindy on one of our golfing days out!

I just like being on the course –

Sometimes a really good shot brings me back.

OUT AND ABOUT!

A favorite OUT AND ABOUT –

Is going over to the Sunset Beach Park on the mainland.

Taking our chairs and just sitting in the shade-

Watching the boat traffic on the ICW!

OUT AND ABOUT!

June 5th. 1967 –

Where I started my career at American Olean Tile Company in Olean, New York

47 1/2 years later in Dulles, Va. –

I RETIRED!

A lot of memories in this picture, for I worked there for 32 years!

OUT AND ABOUT!

At our granddaughter’s house for Halloween!

She loves this time of year.

Sarah – the youngest of the Myers granddaughters!

OUT AND ABOUT!

The Causeway Bridge over the ICW to Ocean Isle Beach.

We live about a ten-minute drive from here without traffic!

Our current life.

OUT AND ABOUT!

Maddy to the left.

Papa in the center.

Ella to the right.

At Arlington Cemetery.

Living near D.C.

We often took the grandchildren into the city to explore.

OUT AND ABOUT!

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Papa’s World – Memories – Looking around!

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The day started early – we hopped on the Metro and rode it to Arlington Cemetery!

Sherry and I –

Took the oldest granddaughters, Maddy and Ella –

On a day trip into Washington, D.C.

No car and no transportation other than the Metro train to arrive and depart.

Here we are at ARLINGTON CEMETERY!

We walked and toured the unknown soldiers’ tomb –

Kennedy’s grave and numerous other sites.

The eternal flame and in the background –

The house of Robert E. Lee before he left to command the Confederate army for the South!

Maddy on the left and Ella on the right!

While not pictured here –

We walked across the 14th Street Bridge and came up on “ROLLING THUNDER – Thousands of motorcycles!

The girls were so excited to see both the history and all the bikes coming by!

They still have these memories of their youth and of being with their grandparents.

We spent a lot of time in D.C. touring –

All the grandkids have experienced this with us.

Ella and Maddy are approaching the steps to the Lincoln Memorial!

I have asked them both if they remember this day.

And both laughed and said The WALKING TOUR?

And both remembered almost everything about it!

The day Sherry and I took Ella and Maddy on a tour of Arlington Cemetery and Washington, D.C.

PAPA’S WORLD – MEMORIES – LOOKING AROUND!

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Papa’s World – Taking Maddy and Ella to Arlington Cemetary and then walking into D.C.

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Ella – Maddy and Papa – waiting for the Metro to go to Arlington – this would be the beginning of our Washington, D.C. tour on foot.

Ella – Papa – Sherry and Maddy. We would get off at Arlington Cementary – tour all and see the changing of the guard.

At JFK Memorial with Robert E. Lee’s house in the background.

Maddy – Papa and Ella with a view of the D.C. area behind us – we would walk across the 14th. street bridge and begin our walking tour of D.C.

The granddaughters had always wanted to do this – and we said we would take them.

Ella and Maddy heading for the steps to the Lincoln Memorial – we did it all for the whole day –

catching the Metro back to our parking lot and car.

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This I hope is a memory they shall always have,

Sherry – Papa – Ella and Maddy – soon Ella will be 20 and Maddy 23 – living life to the plus one day at a time.

WASHINGTON MONUMENT in the background.

TAKING ELLA AND MADDY TO ARLINTON COMMENTARY AND THEN WALKING TO D.C.

Papa’s World – Arlington Cemetery – National Cathedral- friends

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GOOD MORNING

When friends from out of state visit – you TOUR D.C. !

Tom – Sherry – Jo and Paul
Clydes
Georgetown

First on their list – Arlington ad the Tomb of the unknown –

and the family grave site of JFK & Jackie !

We shall never forget

We decided to drive on this first day –

parking at Arlington National Cemetery!

Tomb of the unknowns
JFK and Jackie
grave sites

We did the tour bus –

where you get off and on !

The eternal flame
” ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU “

The grounds were quiet –

the birds were chirping

the solitude

Paul – Jo – Sherry

This was a must on their expectations !

JFK & Jackie

We explored all the family graves

then it was back on to the bus

and up the hill

stopping every so often

for explanations on different markers !

At the tomb

As we pulled in – the quiet was striking !

People walking –

going about in their silent ways !

The graves and markers
The tomb
Silently watching
The changing of the guard

It is a place to be quiet –

standing still

gazing upon a ritual

that has been going on since 1948

24 / 7

365 days of the year

THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

We owe this all in gratitude

for our freedom

we have today

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Next blog – The Washington National Cathedral

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