At the Vietnam War Memorial we placed red carnations and American flags along the Wall wherever the students felt moved.
The Lincoln Memorial was also moving and impressive. Luke Stafford said "my favorite thing was the Lincoln Memorial. I liked the huge statue of Lincoln because it helped me to see all the amazing things he did for us and the country."
The last memorial of the evening was the Korean War Memorial. The girls on the trip were divided as to their favorite of the three. Half the girls felt the Vietnam was most moving because of the sheer number of names; it was overwhelming. The other half felt that the Korean War Memorial was the most moving because of the stunning visual of the men. They really got a sense of what the men might have felt based on their facial expressions.
After this moving evening of memorials in the twilight we loading into the motor coach for a much needed and deserved good night's sleep.
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