10/24/2014
Tuesday I didn't have time or energy to update! As a quick recap, we visited the Lincoln, Korean War, and Vietnam memorials. While at Vietnam, we came across a handful of WWII veterans. I saw many MMS students stop to shake hands and thank them for their service. It brought tears to my eyes. After the memorials we were lucky to be invited into the Saudi Arabia Embessy. I wasn't a allowed to take pictures, but I believer Mr. Rammer was able to take a couple. After lunch we had to hurry to Arlington Cemetery for our wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Four exceptional McCaffrey students were chosen for this honor. While at Arlington we took a tour through Robert E. Lee's home and saw the Kennedy Family Eternal Flame. (As a personal highlight, a couple of students and myself were lucky to meet a woman who told us her story of where she was the day Kennedy was shot and the feelings she remembers from that time. It was special to hear a personal account of that tragic day). Then we headed to Ford's Theater where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated for a lecture. It began raining pretty heavily and the kids were exhausted so we ate dinner and headed back to the hotel for an evening in. Many kids joined us in the lobby to watch the first game of the World Series or hung out in their rooms and rested.
