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You would think a day off would be relaxing..
And NOT so emotional...
Well we must have walked
5 miles today.
Wow, what a
great place to see.
We started at the Iwo Jima memorial
(it’s within walking distance of our
motel)
then went to the mall.
The Vietnam Memorial was so moving,
I knew it would be but going to it with
those that fought there,
and lost Brothers, Dads, Uncles etc...
Was almost more than I could take.
We also had a box of things that
people had sent for us to place at
the wall.
Flags, pictures, carnations that was
very hard to do but also made it
even more memorable.
The kids helped with this
and took it very seriously.
The above
'extra' children are from a local school
field trip..
"Jim
Mark is the Ansel Adams of Event Photography.. "
- David Lubow, CEO Falcon Industries -
"It's Time To Take Back
America!"
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above 3: Korean War Memorial
We also went to the WWII, WWI
and Korean War memorials and of
course the Lincoln memorial and
Washington Monument.
above 2: WWII
Memorial
That was all we could
get in the one day.
Indian Dave had the kids remember
those lost in the Korean war and
throw pennies into the pool....
then I saw the sign
above: WW1 Memorial
When we were at the
Washington Monument
Marine One Flew over
and landed at the
White house
May 28th, 2009
Arlington Escort Day 8 WE ARRIVE
Message from Bud:
Beckley W VA to Arlington VA
Terri & I,Dave,Wally, Mark we were running ahead of the main group to
setup for the entrance to the hotel.
So unfortunately I don't have pics of the main escort coming in on I66.
the police blocked all lanes of the freeway and from what everyone said
it was a sight to behold, it really brought tears to the eyes.
After we got to the hotel kissed the ground and gave the hotel a big hug
and we had congratulations all around.
YEAH FOR US!!!!!!
~Bud Thieme
I’ve selected a few photos from the album for your
viewing enjoyment! Love the Buffalo Soldier trailer!! We have Bud
kissing the ground, Bud’s delightful wife Terri, our heroes on their
“hearse” and I forget what all else I chose!!! I thank God everyone in
the escort arrived safely. Hard to believe tomorrow our heroes will
finally get the burial they deserve.
May 28th, 2009
The photos below are courtesy of
“KGB”. Mysterious name, isn’t it?!!
Well, I see some heads have been
chopped off from the photo upload. Time to contact Matt!! I tell you,
this stuff is just beyond my little russian pea brain!
Stop the presses!!!! Just click
on the photo and the original size will pop up and you can see the whole
shebang!!!!!
May 28th, 2009
Thanks to Matt, the man
responsible for setting up the blog, for fixing whatever the h*ll
was wrong!!!
Credit goes to
Eric Matchko and Larissa Browning for the photos below. Aren’t
they great????!!!! Well, with the exception of one -
nothing could help him!!!!!!!! (Just teasing, Fred!)
I believe these photos
were from Green River, UT.
PhotoShop by
TheShastaLaker.com
"We Speak Mac"
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