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Posted on 1/14/17 at 3:16 pm to lsubkd
Go walk through the GWOT sections. There is an app for locations of people and sections. Wars they remember with current dates are impactful.
Posted on 1/14/17 at 3:36 pm to Kafka
What's the story behind the rocks on the grave?
Posted on 1/14/17 at 3:48 pm to Tbonepatron
First I've seen the rocks on a Christian marker. It is a Jewish tradition.
At the American cemetery in Normandy, there is not a blade of grass out of place. Immaculate. Then you see a pebble or two on a Jewish marker, which stands out. That's where I first encountered it. They've apparently been doing it for centuries. The origin in murky. LINK
At the American cemetery in Normandy, there is not a blade of grass out of place. Immaculate. Then you see a pebble or two on a Jewish marker, which stands out. That's where I first encountered it. They've apparently been doing it for centuries. The origin in murky. LINK
Posted on 1/14/17 at 4:03 pm to lsubkd
I have visited several times in the last 3 years. It is an amazing place.
My first advice is to take your time. There is so much to take in and even though there are a number of famous people buried there, there are a lot of people whose names may not be familiar but whose service stood out. A good suggestion is take a small notepad to notate some names and then Google them later to see their story. An example is the chief judge at Nuremburg. His life's story is amazing due to it's simplicity before and after the war.
If you are there long enough you will witness a burial. I was fortunate to see a general's burial with full military honors...good Lord was that something to see. Those of lesser rank won't get the full ceremony.
Of course, the changing of the guard, the Kennedy gravesites, etc., are worth seeing.
Get the guide when you enter and have a great time. It will restore your patriotism.
My first advice is to take your time. There is so much to take in and even though there are a number of famous people buried there, there are a lot of people whose names may not be familiar but whose service stood out. A good suggestion is take a small notepad to notate some names and then Google them later to see their story. An example is the chief judge at Nuremburg. His life's story is amazing due to it's simplicity before and after the war.
If you are there long enough you will witness a burial. I was fortunate to see a general's burial with full military honors...good Lord was that something to see. Those of lesser rank won't get the full ceremony.
Of course, the changing of the guard, the Kennedy gravesites, etc., are worth seeing.
Get the guide when you enter and have a great time. It will restore your patriotism.
Posted on 1/14/17 at 4:05 pm to Twenty 49
I keep seeing people say "Arlington house" am I wrong in thinking g that this is General Lee's plantation home ? Our tour guide told us that the first soldiers buried here was a mass grave of northern soldiers that generals of the north dumped under Mrs Lee's rose bushes..
Story goes that the northern army generals were pissed that Lee fought for Virginia and not the Federal Gov
Story goes that the northern army generals were pissed that Lee fought for Virginia and not the Federal Gov
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Posted on 1/14/17 at 4:10 pm to LSU_postman
Yes, it is General Lee's house but it's not PC to say that, regardless of what history may say.
Posted on 1/14/17 at 4:17 pm to LSU_postman
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Story goes that the northern army generals were pissed that Lee fought for Virginia and not the Federal Gov
General Montgomery Meigs (I believe he was the Quartermaster General at this point) lost a son in battle and he decided to have him buried in Mrs. Lee's rose garden...
Like other posters have stated, I think the Normandy cemetery is extremely moving...you walk out to the bluff and look over Omaha Beach...if you're not moved, I don't think you're human...the Battle Monuments Commission does an amazing job of maintaining all the overseas cemeteries
Posted on 1/14/17 at 4:35 pm to lsubkd
Tomb of the unknowns
Joe Louis
JFK
Joe Louis
JFK
Posted on 1/14/17 at 4:47 pm to lsubkd
Spent my first three years in the military (81-84) as a member of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard). Performed many simple honor funerals there. An incredibly sobering and somber place.
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Posted on 1/14/17 at 5:19 pm to lsubkd
I live practically next door, close enough to hear them play "Taps" at nearby Ft. Myer. When it snows I like to walk over and see the undisturbed snow over the tombstones. Here was last year:
Posted on 1/14/17 at 7:10 pm to lsubkd
It's wonderful. When I was in the USAF I had the opportunity to volunteer at a ceremony. It brought a tear to my eyes.
Respect the deceased and respect the others there visiting. Feel free to take many photos and read up on the cemetery before going so you can understand the importance and reverence of the grounds.
Respect the deceased and respect the others there visiting. Feel free to take many photos and read up on the cemetery before going so you can understand the importance and reverence of the grounds.
Posted on 1/14/17 at 7:18 pm to Kafka
from the article
unintentional lulz
quote:
But after almost a year of hiding out online, Stone finally Googled herself and found the results relieving.
She said she'd once done so during Veterans Day, and found ex-military members 'wondering where I was, and not in a good way.'
Instead of the endless pages directing hatred at her, this time Stone only found a scattering of what there had been.
Instead, there were unoffensive photos of Stone, along with other Lindsey Stones, such as a Lindsey Stone who had recently won New York State's 500-yard freestyle championship.
'This is monumental,' Stone said.
unintentional lulz
Posted on 1/14/17 at 7:35 pm to lsubkd
Took the family this summer when it was hotter than the hinges of hell. Arlington House like others have said. Just realizing you are walking on the same grounds as Robert E. Lee and other Civil War soldiers is really humbling. On our way to the Tomb of The Unknown Soldiers we stopped to see a burial that was happening. Talk about an emotional experience. Especially when they fired off their guns. Just an overall great experience.
Posted on 1/14/17 at 7:40 pm to lsubkd
You've hit the high points, but keep those relative to your kids age. My uncle and father (both WWII Vets) first took me when I was 12. That was 5 yrs before JFK assassination so the sites did not include the eternal flame.
His explanation for the tomb of the unknown soldier and the grave markers that seemed to stretch for as far as the eye could see made a lifelong impression upon me.
His explanation for the tomb of the unknown soldier and the grave markers that seemed to stretch for as far as the eye could see made a lifelong impression upon me.
Posted on 1/14/17 at 9:00 pm to biglego
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nd the Normandy cemetery where the D-day casualties are buried to be more impactful. I suppose bc Arlington has a lot of people who died peacefully at an old age. While Normandy, these were all young guys violently cut down in the prime of their lives, most of them not famous. And most probably died before even knowing if the invasion was even a success.
I'll agree that Normandy is a lot more impactful. I first went when I was 23 and hit me hard that I had already lived longer that most buried there.
The Luxembourg cemetery where Patton is buried is also humbling. I went just to see his grave but was more in awe of the fact that there 1000's of Americans buried there then there is a large German cemetary about 1/2 mile away
Posted on 1/14/17 at 9:07 pm to lsubkd
I suggest paying the extra coin for the bus tour. They narrate the tour and hit all the high points.
if you walk it you will swear it's uphill both ways.
if you walk it you will swear it's uphill both ways.
Posted on 1/14/17 at 9:47 pm to biglego
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I found the Normandy cemetery where the D-day casualties are buried to be more impactful. I
Truly unbelievable place for a Baby Boomer or later to visit. These men and many others in the world like them are why we enjoy life.
Can't imagine as an 18 yr old facing that hell on earth beach.
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