Visit the Monuments #1

We took the buses back to the Mall. Below is a view of the Mall looking back at the Lincoln Memorial taken from the bus as we drove to the Korean War Memorial.

A view of the Jefferson Memorial from the bus
The Korean War Memorial

The soldiers are etched into the wall. The represent the various soldiers that participated in the Korean War.

A view of the Washington Monument from the bus as we head to the Lincoln Memorial.

The Gettysburg Address is etched inside the Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln's statue sits inside the memorial

The Nius and Ula Rama inside the Lincoln Memorial

Dallin Gold and Deb Kinikini

Enjoying the view from the front steps of the Lincoln Memorial

Susanne Harrison with Lincoln

Leaving the Lincoln Memorial

Waiting for the rest of the group to catch up

Next we went to the Vietnam Memorial. This Memorial is a long wall with the names of each of the soldiers killed in action or MIA by year for the entire wall. As I walked down the wall I just be chance happened to see the name of the father of one of my childhood friends. The number of names on the wall is staggering. It really puts in perspective the costs of war.

Walking down the wall with the Washington Monument in the distance

Visiting the Monuments #2

The next monument was the World War II Memorial.

A wreath was present for each state and country that participated in World War II.
View on the ground as you enter the Memorial.

An arch on one side represented the Atlantic side of the war and the other side the Pacific side.

The Hawaii pillar & wreath

The words of Franklin D. Roosevelt in his speech after Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese.

The Stants pose by the Hawaii pillar with Esther Macy & Lice Niu taking a break on the benches

The Pacific Arch

The fountain & pool at the base of the "Pacific" archway. Around the edge of the of the pool is the list of major conflicts that occurred during the war in the Pacific starting with Pearl Harbor.

Around the edge of the pool below the arch are quotes from various political leaders of the era.

This fountain was in the center between the arches.

At the back of the memorial there was a view of the Lincoln Memorial. The sun had already set and the Memorial lights have not been turned on yet.Out the other side of the Memorial is a view of the Washington Monument.

After the World War II Memorial we continued on to the Jefferson Memorial

This is the view of the Washington Monument from the Jefferson Memorial.

The front of the Jefferson Memorial

Inside the memorial are etched copies of some of Jeffersons most famous speeches and writings.

Some of the choir members at the base of Jefferson's statue inside the Memorial

Tyson Vimahi, Kristen Pitt, Jennifer Salts, Talianne Alisa, Carlos Gomez, & Jasmine Lopez

The view from the top of the steps toward the Washington Monument.

The White House from the top of the steps

Our tour guide Brian, Lori Vimahi, & Lei Liua enjoying the view of the White House.

View from the side of the Jefferson Memorial

Dinner in Washington D.C.

After the concert we walked over to Grand Central Station to have dinner in the food court.

On the way we passed the Thurgood Marshall Federal Justice Building

Once inside Grand Central Station we split up to look around and get some dinner

There was a wide variety of food to choose from: pizza, burgers, italian, greek, chinese, japanese, ... just about anything

We enjoyed the opportunity to sit and relax of a few minutes.

After dinner we exited out the back of Grand Central Station and up the escalator to the buses.

Alohi Bikle & Lei Liua board the bus to continue our tour.