Wyoming Breezes

Arlington National Cemetery March mid-1990s  Many men and women have given their lives for our freedoms.  Take a moment to reflect . . .  to appreciate their service to our country . . .  image found online to remember and honor their ultimate sacrifice. 

(This week, I'm featuring some random close-up photos) making a rubbing from the Vietnam Wall Washington D.C. mid-1990s Dick Q. organized a Close-Up trip for his senior Social Studies students every year. The students raised money (selling concessions, hosting meals at games, and working for people in the community) all year long to pay for the trip. One year, Dick asked me to go with the group as the female sponsor, and I readily accepted. It was my first trip to D.C., so I was as excited as the students. Dick had made the trip many years and knew all the places to visit and all the history behind them. I learned a great deal about our nation's capitol. The group toured the Pentagon, the White House, the Capitol building, the National Cathedral, the National Zoo, Arlington Cemetery, and many museums and monuments. We also toured the Kennedy Center and attended two plays - both musicals. We walked everywhere to keep costs down and sometimes rode the Metro. Persona...

Sen. Alan Simpson, Sen. Craig Thomas, and Wind River High School Close-Up group Washington, D.C. Spring 1995 When Dick Quayle, the social studies teacher at my school, asked if I'd like to accompany him and a group of students to Washington, D.C. for a week, I gladly accepted as I had never been there. Dick has taken this trip with a group of seniors for decades. Throughout the year, the students earn money for the trip by selling concessions, hosting meals, etc. As a chaperone for the group, all of my expenses, except for souvenirs, was paid. On the trip, it was my job to keep an eye on the students and to fill in for Dick, if necessary. One day, it was necessary: a foreign exchange student from Germany lost his passport, so Dick accompanied him to the German embassy. Dick asked me to take the other students to the Kennedy Center for their scheduled tour. I managed to wrangle the group to the metro station and on to the Kennedy Center without incident, but I was certain...