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More Photos from Arlington National Cemetery

A few more of my photos from the PhotowalkDC event at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, September 19, 2009.

Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown

Tombstones I found interesting including my childhood hero Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, actor Lee Marvin, and one of the many headstones marked as Unknown.  Boyington was a USMC WWII Ace in the Pacific and a Medal of Honor receipient.  He is probably best known from the 1970s tv show Baa Baa Black Sheep which was based on his memoirs.  I was surprised by the humble gravestone of Lee Marvin who is extremely well known and enjoyed a large fan base in the 60s and 70s from his movies.  Marvin is probably best known for his roles in The Dirty Dozen and Cat Ballou which he won an Oscar for.

John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame

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Photowalk Wrapup: Arlington National Cemetery

18 local photographers met up this Saturday to participate in the PhotowalkDC event at Arlington National Cemetery.  We enjoyed great weather, something we seem to have good luck with during our events (I hope I haven’t cursed us now).

After grouping up at the visitor center at 9:00am we spent the next three hours touring the 200 acres of the cemetery.  The area is quite large and I would guess we covered less than 2/3 of it.

I’ve included 2 my photos below followed by some submitted by other attendees either through our Flickr group or on the Facebook event page.

Thanks to everyone that attended.

From Mitchell Sacks

From Danielle Jetton.

From Sherri Benton (bluedot11).

From Edmund Joe.

From Elanor Anne Wainscott.

From George Brett.

From Neal Jacob.

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Photowalk Announcement: Arlington National Cemetery, Sept 19

Event – Photowalk DC #6

Location – Arlington National Cemetery.  Group up at the Visitor’s Center.

When – Saturday, September 19th, 2009 from 8:45am – 12:00pm

Lets gather at the Visitor’s Center starting at 8:45am.  At 9:00 we’ll move toward the Tomb of the Unknowns to view the changing of the guard at their 9:30 ceremony.  Until Sep 30th the changing of the guard occurs every 30  minutes so if we miss 9:30 we can catch the next one at 10:00.  From there we can branch out in groups around the grounds.  Just a few of the  items of interest include the Kennedy plots, Challenger Space Shuttle Memorial, and the Arlington House.

Directions – The Metro Arlington Cemetery station on the Blue Line is the best option.  If you would like to drive, directions can be found on the cemetery’s website here.

Cost – Entrance to the cemetery is free but there is a small charge for parking if you plan to drive.

Registration -  Reply on our Facebook event page or leave a comment here.

After – I’m thinking a metro ride to U Street and a couple half smokes from Ben’s Chili Bowl may be in order.

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