On my way back I just started walking and thinking to myself. By the time I made it as far as the Lincoln Memorial I was feeling all philosophical thinking about war, sacrifice, good, evil, and our countries place in the world.
So I decided to walk through the Vietnam and WWII war memorials.
The wall was moving as always.
Apparently last time ANSWER had a demonstration in DC someone spray painted Anti-War graffiti on the wall. As peace loving as I am, I’d still kick the ass of anyone I saw trying that sh*t. A large number of Vets were standing guard at the two memorials watching for any trouble. I took the time to thank them for their service and for watching over the wall.
It took me a couple more hours of just walking around the National Mall before I was ready to head back home. All in all it was a very different experience than what I had expected going into it.
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