Decades of Visits to Our Nation's Greatest Sites
Memorial Season was always a special time for our families, and that included the regular observation of Washington DC and its monuments. That came up when one Sleepy Eye resident asked what I knew about the Capital, its views, and its awesomeness.
My parents were equals in their love for everything possible, exciting all of us and the Washington DC. The monuments were our tutor for many decades and we passed that onto our children. That included:
- Lincoln's Monument
- Washington's Monument
- Jefferson's Monument
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- The Cherry Blossoms
- The Hostages Released because of Reagan
We observed many kinds of military defenses, finally including the first nuclear submarine - from the inside, awesome for all of us. Plastic models of everything - sure!
No one missed out on information about jewels, dresses, histories, and futures for all of us.
We just had to visit the last of the non-nuclear aircraft carriers. They named their off-shore's dental room. The sailors caused it the Offshore Drilling unit.
That is just the beginning.
