Today two of my teachers Mr. Dorsey and Dr. Gonzalez met us at the Page Residence Hall with Mr. Dorsey (his father) and the former Clerk of the House (how we mange to get tickets every year). We left the dorm and headed to Arlington National Cemetery via the metro. We arrived about half an hour later, poured off the metro and boarded buses. The buses dropped us off right infront of security (metal detectors) by the auditorium which we all passed through. By 8:40 AM we were all ensconced in our seats waiting for it to begin. It was scheduled to start at 11 AM so that it was exactly at the moment that the cease fire to end World War I was ordered ninety years ago. We listened to the Navy Band and watched the procession of colors. Then the head chaplain spoke and the head of the veterans commmittee. We then heard from Vice President Dick Cheney. I have to say I think he did a remarkable job and praised our country and the freedoms it protects with eloquence. Here is a video of his speech and the ceremony. At the end you can see some pages who stand and clap...I'm in there somewhere standing near my Psychology teacher. I took a bunch of photos which I'll also try and upload but that might not be for a while.
http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&tID=5&src=atom&atom=todays_events.xml&products_id=282338-1
to view the video copy link and once it loads click the link on the righthand side.
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