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Ready To go! |
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Al Blandford, Bob & Jean Palmer, Ronnie Blandford, Mary & Ed Mitchell, Lee & John Santorelli, Tom Smith |
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Outside our Hotel |
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Bob & Tom |
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Army Nurse Corps |
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Ronnie shows us they were included in the montage. |
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Our WW II Vets Have Arrived |
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Ed-Philippines, Ronnie-Africa, Europe & So. Pacific, Tom-Europe, Bob-Europe, Al-Africa, Europe & So. Pacific, John-Europe |
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Wow! |
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Bob stops to read a quote carved in one of the stones as Jean tries to take it all in. |
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A few of those Heroic Men |
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John Santorelli, Tom Smith, Al Blandford & Ed Mitchell |
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Twilight |
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The heat of the day begins to dissapate as the light fades. |
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Watching as the Memorial takes on a new look as darkness falls. |
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Bob & Jean Palmer, John & Lee Santorelli, Tom Smith |
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A Peaceful Night |
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Unlike those nights of sixty years ago. Tonight the soldiers here feel the peace and security they fought so hard to preserve. |
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Thank you! |
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A visitor to the Memorial stops to chat with Tom and Bob and thank them for their service. |
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More Thanks. |
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John and Ed talk with people who have stopped to let them know that they appreciate their service. |
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View from the Pacific |
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This photo was taken from under the Pacific Arch. The Atlantic Arch is hidden behind the Water Spout. |
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Wall of Stars |
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A wall of 4000 Gold Stars is in the center of this photo. Each star represents 100 American service men and women KIA during WW II |
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Isn't it grand? |
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Tom, Bob, Lee, Anthony Santorelli (John's brother) and John discuss what they have seen. |
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The Mall |
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A view of the Lincoln Memorial taken looking over the waterfall next to the Wall of Stars. |
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Viet Nam Nurse's Memorial |
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Art, Tom and Bob need a breather as they make their way to The Wall. The Nurses came to our aid. |
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Washington Monument |
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Taken from the Lincoln Memorial, the WW II Memorial frames the area between the trees at the base of the Washington Monument |
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Congresswoman Sue Kelly welcomes the group to her office in the Longworth House Office Building . |
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John, Lee,Tom, Rep. Sue Kelly, Ronnie, Art, Bob, Jean, Al, Mary, Ed & Anthony |
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Welcome to the Pentagon |
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Tom Smith (no relation to our Past Commander Tom Smith) welcomes the group to the Pentagon. |
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Tom and our WW II Vets |
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Al, Ronnie, Tom, John, Bob, Ed & Tom |
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We're all here! |
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Al, Art, Ronnie, Lee, John, Tom, Ed, Mary, Bob & Jean |
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This is how I nailed him. |
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Ronnie tells Tom how she met Al while being strafed by the Luftwaffe on a Hospital train in the North African Desert. |
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America's Heroes |
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The Pentagon's Memorial to the Victims of the September 11, 2001 attack. Placed in the Pentagon at the point where the plane came cart wheeling in to the building. |
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The Hall of Heroes |
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Our WW II Vets stand on the stage with our tour guides in the room dedicated to all recipients of the Medal of Honor.
Al, Airman First Class Stephen Finkenhoefer, USAF, Bob, Ronnie, John, Ed, Specialist Justin Matthews, USA & Tom |
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Honor Guard |
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Stephen & Justin are members of the Honor Guard Detail and work at the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery
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Family Reunion |
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Justin and Thomas Burkott with their Great-grandparents, Ronnie & Al Blandford. The boys' Dad, Michael, a Life Member of our Post is currently stationed overseas in a combat zone. |
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Here's Mom too! |
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We get Collin Burkott into this picture. |
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