Every Tuesday during the summer since Eisenhower’s first term, the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps and the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon have conducted a public parade against the backdrop of the famous Iwo Jima Memorial next to Arlington National Cemetery.
One of the world’s most visited museums, the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum has an incredible array of original artifacts from the history of flight and space exploration.
For Memorial Day, some photos from Washington’s war memorials: Arlington National Cemetery, the World War I Memorial, the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Air Force Memorial, and the Marine Corps Memorial.
The Virginia State Capitol building, completed in 1788, is the seat of the oldest legislative body in the United States, the Virginia General Assembly.
