Today I went up to Gettysburg with Melanie and her roommate Amy for Remembrance Day. We tagged along with the Norwich DC Alumni Association (where Melanie got her Master's). Although it was cold, it was a really good experience, which included a tour by a Norwich alum who teaches at the Army War College and is obviously quite knowledgeable about military history. We were also joined by a group of Marine recruits from the Yorktown area who were brought by their recruiters to Gettysburg and ended up joining our group.
We ended the tour at the cemetery at Gettysburg, which was decorated for the occasion:
Our tour leader read through the names of the Vermont fallen (Norwich is in Vermont) and we left flags at their gravestones. What really impressed me was that those Marine recruits (mostly high school seniors or recent graduates) not only stayed with us for this, but were at the first of the line to take flags. I was very impressed with how respectful they were of everything, and told that to their recruiters. They're going to be fine Marines.
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