Breakfast & a trip to Arlington National Cemetary

We had a buffet breakfast. It was great, especially after a good nights sleep.

There was a young men's choir also staying at our hotel. They joined us for breakfast. We sang for them and then they sang an african chant for us. It was really fun!

After breakfast we loaded the buses and headed for Arlington National Cemetary. We walked around the cemetary and saw many impressive sites.

The shear number of graves was a sobering sight and a reminder how grateful we should be for the freedom we enjoy.

We stopped at various points and Brian shared some of the historical facts and stories.

At the base of the hill where the John F. Kennedy grave site is there are some engravings of quotes from President Kennedy ...

... and also the eternal flame.

Some of the choir taking pictures of the eternal flame

Up the hill is President Kennedy's grave site and the flag flying at half mast in honor of all those who have given their lives for this country

Just to the left of the eternal flame is the gravesite of Robert Kennedy, marked by a small cross

Another quote from John F. Kennedy

Choir members walking through the cemetary

A group of us gather outside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to listen to an explanation from Brian

We waited to watch the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The changing of the guard occurs every 30 minutes 24 hours a day. This the military's way of honoring those who died serving their country but their remains could not be identified.

The tomb

We gathered after the ceremony to walk back to the visitor's center and our buses.