Memorial Day 2 by danapommet
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Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. This is just a tiny section of our National Cemetery where 281,771 of this nations heroes are buried. There are 2 US Presidents, 19 astronauts and 62 Foreign Nationals buried here including 24 British veterans and 1 Australian veteran. The Potomac River, in the background, separates Virginia and Washington, DC. If you look carefully, you can see a white domed building, on the left, which is President Thomas Jeffersons memorial. Photo taken in the spring of 1983 and scanned. Zoom is a must!
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Dana
Comments (26)
zil2008
Nice image of the cemetery.
mgtcs
Such a paradisaic landscape Dana, precious photo, loved it very much! 10*
jocko500
this is a big place. wonderful
Faemike55
Wonderful capture, Dana
Isabelle711
Excellent capture. :)))) Thank you for sharing. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))
bobrgallegos
This is what Memorial Day is about. Remembering the brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for this Country. As a veteran I salute You for this photo. Very well done.
jayfar
Great picture Dana.
Bossie_Boots
This is a wonderful memorial day shot it brings home to the viewer how many lost there lives for us to be free a scene full of hero's people who have fallen bless there hearts it is i agree what memorial day is all about superb Dana !!
durleybeachbum
Astonishing to see and think about.
adrie
Another wonderful capture, i agree with the comment of Bossie Boots...thanks for sharing this with us Dana.
fallen21
Beautiful shot.
Rhanagaz
Fine capture! Wonderful view! :o)
njb2000
A striking image the amount of white graves over such a large area really gives you an idea of the tragic loss!
jendellas
What an amazing capture, all those people, thankyou for showing, we must not forget!!!
mariogiannecchini
Great capture of the cemetery ! A beautiful image that contains many memories and so many thoughts!
MrsRatbag
Seeing the sheer numbers of the graves in this cemetary, and indeed in all the others around the country, it brings home the massive loss of life resulting from war...beautiful poignant image, Dana!
jophoto
So many lost lives! Beautifully captured.
kbrog
Wonderful capture and tribute for this day! :)
eekdog
incredible view dana. so many fallen heros.
MagikUnicorn
Excellent view
flavia49
great series and great tribute!
goodoleboy
Surprising information to go along with this fine foto, commemorationg Memorial Day, Dana.
npauling
A wonderful capture of this very beautiful cemetery where all the famous are buried. You have taken this from a great vantagepoint.
renecyberdoc
awesome the take ,and i dont knpow why but i do have gooseflesh only by seeing the shot. i bet when you are visiting the cemetary there is a special ambience. we have also a military cemetary in luxembourg for the vetarens here the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial
sandra46
WONDERFUL SHOT
Chipka
This is--most definitely--food for thought. There's a beautiful starkness to this image that I find really effective. I can't say that I like war and warfare, but I find the principles behind it to be oddly telling. I remember hearing former Soviet submarine crews talking to their Western counterparts, and the real measure of fraternity between them was amazing; it's like they were best friends with missiles pointed at each other. One of the old post-Soviets pointed out that the leaders of countries are probably the worse things for those countries, since they're not the ones who come face to face with raw, naked, and often really scary humanity, but they are the ones who declare war. He said that if leaders did that, then war would still exist but there would be fewer of them. I thought of that when I saw this shot and I have to say that I love it when an image triggers a whole, complex, line of thoughts. This is quite a moving shot.