As a senior staff member at Arlington Cemetery, Kent was invited to sit in the VIP box set aside for Arlington employees at the Memorial Day Ceremony. There was enough room for me to come along. The day started off with food and a reception at one of the two homes on the grounds of the cemetery. I didn't take pictures of that.
We were driven in vans to the amphitheater in vans and escorted to our seats in the box at the front of the amphitheater.
This was our view from our seats looking out over the rest of the audience.
When it was time for the wreath-laying ceremony, we were taken to a special reserved section to watch it.
Kent and I have never seen this part of the ceremony since in the past when we've attended we were usually holding on to the place where we were sitting in the amphitheater.
This is a view of the press area and the army band.
Above you can see members of all the branches of the military.
The representatives from the four branches of the military stood at attention when Pres. Trump laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
After laying the wreath.
Pres. Trump walking back up the steps after laying the wreath. You can see we weren't very far away from him.
Listening to his speech. We had a side view.
I took this picture so you could see where we were sitting. Pres. Trump is in the background. He looks farther away than he was in this picture.
This was more of our actual view.
This fellow is the last surviving veteran of Pearl Harbor, and he was recognized by Pres. Trump.
Bob Dole was sitting in the VIP box next to us. I was disappointed that his wife, Elizabeth, wasn't with him.
After the ceremony I took this picture of Kent contemplating the cemetery where he has spent the past ten years of his life working.
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