War Memorials

Yesterday we started our vacation trip, and we have already had such a good day. Our first stop, at the rest area in Lexington, NC, was a suggestion Andrew sent me just before we headed out. The North Carolina Vietnam Memorial is at the particular rest area, & he said it might be a good place for a break on the road. And it really was. It was obviously based on the National Memorial in Washington, DC, but listing all of the men who died from North Carolina. Very moving.

Next stop was the Naional D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA. This was Mallory’s choice of a place to visit on the way up to PA. I had visited there with my friend Charlotte several years ago on one of our annual birthday trips, and it was just as moving this time through. It brought me to tears more than once.