It's the first holiday post for us, and we thought we'd do it up right, with a trip to our state's capital (St. Paul) to look at the memorials on the lawn of the capitol building. Admittedly, I've never done much on Memorial Day before to honor the reason for the holiday. I've mostly enjoyed it as a day off from school or work, and gone to a friend's house for a barbeque. But this was a delightful change of pace.
We both have family or extended family who has been in the military and each year should probably make more of an effort to honor their sacrifices and contributions.
Here is a selection of photos I took on my stroll. Enjoy!
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| WWII Memorial, with a view of the capitol building. |
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| Wreaths set out in front of the Peace Officer memorial |
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| Peace Officer memorial (Although you can't tell it's at least 8ft tall.) |
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| Close up of the side of the Korean War Memorial Arch |
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| Korean War Memorial Soldier |
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| View of the soldier and the arch looking into the Korean War Memorial |
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| Plaque honoring Minnesotans in the Civil War. We had the first volunteers- who knew? |
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| WWI Plaque |
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| Plaque specifically dedicated to women in service. Nice to see. |
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| This plaque honors Mexican American Minnesotans who served. |
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| Honoring the Native Americans who served |
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| This admittedly somewhat goofy statue is to honor all those who went to war and survived |
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| Firefighter's Memorial |
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| "We were young. We have died. Remember us." |
Have a great Memorial Day everyone!
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