Day 5

Happy Easter! We actually slept in today and didn't get up until about 7:30 a.m. We started our Sunday morning with prayer and devotion. As in years past, each senior was given a scripture and gave a brief devotion. There was a sweet spirit in our prayer and was a perfect start to our Easter morning. First thing this morning we headed to Arlington Cemetery. It was such a moving experience being in the most hallowed ground of the United States of America. We witnessed the changing of the guard at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. These soldiers were amazing! After going through the cemetery we headed over to the Iwo Jima Memorial. The memorial is dedicated to all personnel of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) who have died in the defense of their country since 1775. This is the large monument showing the brave soldiers raising the American flag. After eating lunch, we headed over to the White House once again for some souvenir shopping. Our evening ended at Union Station with our night tour of Washington D.C. We all boarded a very crowded bus and headed out to see the monuments of D.C. We stopped at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, World War II Memorial, and my favorite, Lincoln Memorial. It was a grand finale for a great senior trip. We will be leaving D.C. tomorrow and I can't wait to get home :0)