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This was our final stop in our trip to Washington, D.C. The home of the first president of the United States, George Washington. It was peaceful and the grounds were very impressive.

Everyone was excited to finally get to visit the Washington Monument. We had seen the monument from all over the city, and now we got to go up to the top of the monument. It was a windy day, nut we survived.

We had a short time at the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial but it was a very beautiful memorial.

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial was really cool. It was a walk through history and not just one statue.

On our final day, the first stop allowed us to visit three memorials all within walking distance from one another. The first memorial on the stop, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

After dinner, the rain let up and the group continued to the Marine Corps War Memorial which is a statue of the iconic photograph of the soldiers raising the flag at Iwo Jima.

When we reached the Arlington National Cemetery, the heavens opened up and we got our first taste of rain. Fortunately many of the kids were prepared and had their umbrellas ready. Four Marshall students were selected to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. I am working on the video of that ceremony, which includes the changing of the guards, and I will have that up sometime later on.

(The parents of those students can send me an email and I will be happy to provide you a copy of your kids assisting in the ceremony.)