Photo by PoPville flickr user Phil
Phil captures the scene: “President Barack Obama arrives with Maj. Gen. Bradley Becker for his last Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Phil
Photo by PoPville flickr user Phil
Remembering
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“I see a sad procession,
And I hear the sound of coming full-key’d bugles;
All the channels of the city streets they’re flooding,
As with voices and with tears.”
-Walt Whitman: Citizen of the District of Columbia
From WMATA:
“Metro is showcasing photographs captured by Kevin Sutherland, the American University graduate student who was tragically killed aboard a Metrorail train on July 4, 2015, at the NoMa-Gallaudet Station starting today.
Sutherland was a talented photographer who enjoyed taking pictures of Washington, D.C. landmarks. He was traveling with his camera to the National Mall to capture Fourth of July fireworks when he became the victim of a horrific crime.
Working through Metro’s Art in Transit program, Sutherland’s family asked to display some of Kevin’s art, and Metro was pleased to provide the venue.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Elizabeth
Let us take a moment to pause and remember.
Photo of Soldier’s Home Cemetery in Petworth by Grant. Flags placed by soldiers of the 3d Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)
From an email:
“Because all gave some, and some gave all. Celebrate the special connection that General Logan has to Memorial Day in Logan Circle – Monday, May 30, 1:00pm
Memorial Day is a day of thanks for the valor of others, a day to remember the splendor of America and those who are at rest. It’s a day to be with the family and remember. We encourage our friends and neighbors to bring a blanket and picnic lunch for you and your family, including those with four legs, to this year’s annual Logan Circle Memorial Day Observance. Monday’s program, starting at 1:00pm, includes a wreath-laying ceremony with the Honorable Eric Fanning – Logan Circle neighbor and newly appointed Secretary of the Army, and live musical performances by the Washington Capitals’ Bob McDonald and the Brassivity Brass Quintet. Be a part of this special neighborhood celebration!”
From an email:
“Commemorate Memorial Day with guided tours of the United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, more commonly known as the Soldiers’ Home National Cemetery. Located in Petworth and visited by President Abraham Lincoln, the Soldiers’ Home National Cemetery is the first national cemetery (est. 1861) and also serves as the final resting place for John Logan, who formalized Memorial Day celebrations in 1868 and the namesake of Logan Circle.
President Lincoln’s Cottage will partner with the Armed Forces Retirement Home and Arlington National Cemetery for tours and a wreath laying ceremony at Logan’s mausoleum, which will highlight the history of the Soldiers’ Home Cemetery, notable people buried there, and the history of Memorial Day.
WHEN: MONDAY, MAY 30
WREATH LAYING CEREMONY AT CEMETERY
10:00 AM
CEMETERY TOURS
10:45 AM and 12:30 PM
Attendees are asked to gather at the bandstand adjacent to President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home 30 minutes prior to each ceremony/tour to be escorted to the Soldiers’ Home Cemetery.”
Thanks to John for sending the shot above from Mount Pleasant Friday night.
Wisconsin Avenue, Tenleytown
via DC Fire Fighters L36
@IAFF36 tweeted:
“L36 sets call box at 1330 7th St NW. Ceremony to honor Lt. McRae on the one year anniversary of his LODD this Friday”
Previously Lt. Kevin McRae was memorialized with a ghost helmet and goggles (still there as of Saturday):
This old garage in Columbia Heights is slated to be developed so we probably won’t have the mural too much longer. RIP Adam Yauch aka MCA aka Nathanial Hörnblowér.
Thanks to a reader for sending the Greater Washington Memorial to the Lost from 6th and I St, NW: “stretches the length of the church”.