Today was a day for remembrance. Today we went to the World War II Memorial, The Holocaust Museum, The MLK Memorial, The Franklin Roosevelt Memorial, and The Washington Monument. These memorials and museums really helped me understand what freedom costs. I already had a good idea because both of my parents served in the military, but these monuments brought a whole new level of understanding. It was amazing, and touching to fully understand the Holocaust, I have always known that it was a horrible event, but I never knew exactly what happened. Today was by far the most touching day.

-Jillian B.

Today what stood out to me was the WWII memorial. It really meant a lot to me because my great-grandfather served in that and he had passed in 2011 and it made me think of all the stories he used to tell me about all the places he went. I think that my grandfather would have cried seeing it. Also seeing the presentation of colors really touched me. When they played taps it reminded me of my grandfather’s funeral.

-Maddy M.

We went to the World War II memorial today and there were veterans there who had never seen it before today.  We went and shook their hands. It was an experience that I have never seen before. We also went to the Holocaust Museum. It was cool to see that some of the stuff we had never seen before even though we went over the topic in class also.

-Jack

Today we went to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. It was a long, emotional, two and a half hour visit. While there, we got the chance to walk through one of the Cattle Cars used to transport the Jews, it was a small car, and 100 people were squeezed into a car. We also got to walk through a room that had the actual shoes that were recovered from the gassings. You could still smell a burning “sensation” coming from all of the shoes. Before that, we went to the World War II memorial. There was a wall with 4,048 stars on it, each star representing one hundred Americans dead. Today was an emotional and fun day.

-Brady