Veteran's Day - Beyond

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwYsJETMKmDF2kwt7HR3KH9pOteYxeMgBaYYiC81CdvJeGTaHxF9tl-6MVQylNNDe1-TApSts_85GedP9YQKyrQ35_J26k0zhDWqiKG1XDBJGSMalt2GGMgDLa9EyHMYv8FZrzcFzLDU/s1600/2013+May+18+THE+DAY_301DSC_3670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwYsJETMKmDF2kwt7HR3KH9pOteYxeMgBaYYiC81CdvJeGTaHxF9tl-6MVQylNNDe1-TApSts_85GedP9YQKyrQ35_J26k0zhDWqiKG1XDBJGSMalt2GGMgDLa9EyHMYv8FZrzcFzLDU/s1600/2013+May+18+THE+DAY_301DSC_3670.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Veteran's Day</div><div style="text-align: center;">Changing of the Guard</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomb of the Unknown Soldier</div><div style="text-align: center;">Arlington Cemetery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you know I rarely go "Beyond" but today is Veteran's Day, and it seemed appropriate to share a story.  About a year ago I was fortunate to be selected as a Guardian for an <a href="http://www.honorflightthemovie.com/about/">Honor Flight</a>.  We accompanied over 100 World War II Veterans to see the war memorials in Washington, D.C.  The men and women who were in their teens when they went to the Pacific or to Europe to fight in the war are now in their late eighties and nineties.  What an experience to talk to these former soldiers and to hear their stories.  My dad died just five weeks before we were to have gone together on this momentous journey.    </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see in the reflection of the Guard's glasses the bright yellow shirts of our Veterans.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(for Daddy)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Arlington Cemetery</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Washington, D.C.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Veteran's Day - Beyond

Veteran's Day Changing of the Guard Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Arlington Cemetery As you know I rarely go "Beyond" but today ...

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Cour d'Honneur - Hôtel des Invalides

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10791233534/" title="2009 1203 00154 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2009 1203 00154" height="564" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/10791233534_2ba8ecfc40_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cour d'Honneur</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The patina of the cannons in the courtyard is stunning.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Some of them date from the reign of François 1er, 1515-1567.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Celebrating Veteran's Day in the USA</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">129, rue de Grenelle</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métros Varenne ou École Militaire</span></span></i></div>

Cour d'Honneur - Hôtel des Invalides

Cour d'Honneur The patina of the cannons in the courtyard is stunning. Some of them date from the reign of François 1er, 1515-1567. Cele...

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