tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21513612.post7059216341967444196..comments2024-01-29T23:43:00.923-05:00Comments on gMarie Sews: ArlingtongMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301526396026815132noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21513612.post-37674181627093333522012-01-23T17:30:04.458-05:002012-01-23T17:30:04.458-05:00On the day you posted this I was there. A good fri...On the day you posted this I was there. A good friend of my parents had his ashes interred with full military ceremony... flag folding, guns fired, taps on a bugle, the somber respect filled demeanor of the young men (navy for this service)... it was incredibly moving.<br />It is a fascinating place of history too. Near by his spot were the ashes of a couple women who served in WWII, including an air pilot. A female military pilot in the forties!Kathleen C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09985361663328017340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21513612.post-45332142557175534992011-12-20T15:30:20.797-05:002011-12-20T15:30:20.797-05:00I was there the year I was 19. Even though still a...I was there the year I was 19. Even though still a teenager, I remember the feelings I had at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, it was so solemn. Glad you got to visit.Claire S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11825049555257941107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21513612.post-56986608299850710222011-12-20T12:28:52.495-05:002011-12-20T12:28:52.495-05:00I think every American should make a trip to Arlin...I think every American should make a trip to Arlington so that they can see how many lives have been sacrificed for our freedoms. As you say it is a very sobering place.Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21513612.post-19395357382063448272011-12-19T21:45:59.991-05:002011-12-19T21:45:59.991-05:00An impressive place ~ as it ought to be. Thanks f...An impressive place ~ as it ought to be. Thanks for sharing your pictures :)Mr. Puffyhttp://www.theknittingblogbymrpuffythedog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21513612.post-33029728525508614262011-12-19T17:26:38.694-05:002011-12-19T17:26:38.694-05:00Arlington truly is an amazing place. A few years ...Arlington truly is an amazing place. A few years ago, my Civil War troupe participated in the wreath laying at Christmas time. I picked a random grave that had nothing on it, said a little prayer, and just marveled at the size and sorrow of the place.Amy Darsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374070126462397580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21513612.post-83579771489181332592011-12-19T16:52:53.714-05:002011-12-19T16:52:53.714-05:00It's especially meaningful because you were th...It's especially meaningful because you were there so close to Veteran's Day. Every day I'm thankful for those who defend (past and present) the right to do whatever we want. Lovely pictures.Marjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950085029835332900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21513612.post-312826420150740022011-12-19T14:50:33.570-05:002011-12-19T14:50:33.570-05:00It is an amazing place. My grandfather is buried t...It is an amazing place. My grandfather is buried there, as is my grandmother. (I think it is very nice that the spouse of the veteran can be buried there as well.)Barbara B. Solbrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659869069908001994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21513612.post-72036577857025819922011-12-19T13:58:47.863-05:002011-12-19T13:58:47.863-05:00That entire area is so full of history that you ca...That entire area is so full of history that you can't help but feel it. I enjoyed living there and learning so much.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100381901254968075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21513612.post-65801679123848224042011-12-19T12:46:17.742-05:002011-12-19T12:46:17.742-05:00It's a sobering place. The Union - er, US - b...It's a sobering place. The Union - er, US - basically stole it from Mrs. Robert E Lee. It was HER family's homeplace. However, the history and sacrifice rather literally pluse through the place, right?<br /><br />I loved Easter services there too.SissySeeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13249971578077045662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21513612.post-72848452575102497072011-12-19T11:15:11.485-05:002011-12-19T11:15:11.485-05:00I could have spent hours and hours roaming around ...I could have spent hours and hours roaming around Arlington.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296050573667055406noreply@blogger.com