A Wreath Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery

We just returned from our walk around Arlington National Cemetery.  We saw the thousands of graves where people were buried. It was an amazing and horrifying sight to see the rows of perfectly lined up graves, each engraved with a name, a person lost. We also saw the Arlington House, where Confederate General Robert E. Lee used to live before Ulysses S. Grant took over the property. 

The second part of the trip to the Arlington Cemetery was to see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where four students did the laying of the wreath. Before that ceremony, we watched the changing of the guards. This was almost scary to watch because each guard was completely synchronized in each part of the ceremony. It was also amazing the way they handled the guns and walked in complete unison. This was a great experience to add to our trip to Washington. 

By Rebecca A.