A Beautiful Day in Arlington

Believe it or not, we are once again on another adventure.  This, however, was planned far earlier than the Scotland Trip, as we are in Arlington for the Full Military Ceremonial Burial of Marty's very dear Aunt Teresa.  She will be buried alongside her husband who's grave lies in Arlington Cemetery.

However,  her epitaph will not say "wife of", as she, herself, achieved the rank of Colonel in the Airforce, being one of the first females in the air force to manage such an accomplishment.  She was truly an amazing woman.

Since the funeral is at 9:00 a.m., it made perfect sense to arrive a day early which afforded us some time to walk around the area on this absolutely magnificent day.

We walked past the US Marines Memorial.

Just for the record, I do not know those two people posing for a photo.  But they weren't making any attempt to move, so I shot the picture with them in it. 

The view from the memorial was pretty spectacular as well.

Nearby stands a Carillon which was donated by the people of Netherlands in appreciation for all that the American Military did to save their country during World War II.

Outside the walls of Arlington stands a huge memorial to the Women in the Military.  Unfortunately, the outside of the building bears no inscription.  We just happened to step inside because we thought that it was the Arlington Information center.

The inside is filled with displays involving the many roles of women in the military throughout the years.  We just so happened to stop at the desk and ask if there was a map of the cemetery, and we were told that we were actually inside the Woman's Meorial, which is outside of Arlington.  The woman was quite eager to help us, and  I told the her that we were in town to attend the burial of Marty'a aunt.  She became quite excited and wondered if her name was in the system.

She walked us down the hall and punched the name into the kiosk, and look what came up!

Not only her military history along with a photo , but a list of awards that she had received, all of which did not fit on the basic screen, so a second screen listed them.

As I said, she was quite an amazing woman!

We headed back to the hotel for a meet up with all of the Geisler family members who made the trip for this historic event.  Family flew in from Nebraska, Arizona, Texas and Florida, just to mention a few.

It was great seeing all of these family faces who have been so distant over the years.

Yep!  It was truly a Beautiful Day in Arlington.