Saturday, July 19, 2014

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and Arlington Cemetery

Stopped back at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum



 Space Shuttle Discovery


 P-38
 Visited Arlington National Cemetery.  Very moving experience.





 Medal of Honor winner

 Tomb of the Unknown Solider


 Guard at the Tomb



 Changing of the guard


 Rifle inspection

 Guard change







 Soldiers that died on the USS Monitor the first Union ironclad
 Solider or sailor from the USS Mainer
 USS Maine Memorial



 Thomas Kinkaid. Fort Kinkaid in Alaska is named after him. He was an Admiral in WWII
 General Lee's home.



 William Leahy was Roosevelt's Chief of Staff in WWII .

 Claire Chennault ran the Flying Tigers during WWII
 Aurthur MacAurthur was Douglas Mac Aurthur's Father. He served in the Civil War and earned the Medal of Honor at Missionary Ridge.  The Mac Aurthurs were the first Father and Son to both win the Medal of Honor.

 General of the Army who served in WWII.

 Drove by the Pentagon



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