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Vacation 2017



The Jefferson Memorial

Valerie Basham

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August 5, 2017

We had passed it a few times heading back and forth from our van to other destinations (the parking lot is free and vacant most of the time, so we used it to save money), but our last visit on this trip-of-a-lifetime was the Jefferson Memorial. We would actually stop this time. When I had …

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The Vietnam and FDR Memorials

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August 3, 2017

After seeing the Lincoln Memorial, we visited the nearby Vietnam Memorial before making our way back to the van. On our way, we discovered the memorial to FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt. I had never seen either of these monuments before. The Vietnam Memorial was a somber place. As a young girl, I saw an interview …

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The Lincoln Memorial

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July 21, 2017

We made our way down the National Mall from the WWII Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial. I had been able to see this iconic statue when I was 18, but it was just as exciting, if not more so, to see it again only this time, with my husband and five children. It was like …

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The World War II Memorial

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July 13, 2017

As we made our way past the Washington Monument, we came upon the World War II Memorial. When I came to DC in high school, this memorial was not completed. It was exciting to see it in person since I am a history lover and an admirer of the WWII era in particular. From Wikipedia: …

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The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

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June 23, 2017

After we toured the Smithsonian Museum of American History, Terry, Mitchell, Leslie, Laci, Matthew and I went to see the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History while Lauren headed back to see the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum for the second time. When I came to D.C. in 1996, I wasn’t able to see the Museum …

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The Smithsonian Museum of American History

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June 16, 2017

After our tour of the United States Capitol, we headed over to see the Smithsonian Museum of American History. It has an amazing collection of both historical and pop culture items. If you can only see one Smithsonian museum on your visit to D.C., this is the one I would recommend, although they are all …

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The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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April 21, 2017

After our meal at the food truck, we took off for our next destination, which happened to be the reason Lauren wanted to visit D.C.: The Air and Space Museum! We didn’t have very far to walk to get to it from the Holocaust Museum. As we entered, we were nervous about Mitchell’s Swiss Army knife …

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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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April 14, 2017

After warming up and getting a snack at the cafe next door to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, we went to the Holocaust Museum nearby. This was Lauren’s senior trip, so we let her choose most of the stops we made, and this is one she wanted to see. I must admit that I …

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Gettysburg

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March 24, 2017

On March 2, 2017, our family rose before dawn, loaded up the van, and left on the longest vacation we’ve ever taken. We have been blessed to visit many interesting sites over the years, but they have always been in connection with ministry or visiting relatives. We have never gone so far away for so …

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