Heads up; show about Arlington Cemetery on PBS now.

[Faygo Kid]

At least in this market. Why would I be willing to bet everything I own that more who oppose this war than support it are watching this show? (This means you, FReepers). My anger and sorrow know no bounds, and I will therefore watch this. And remember. And commend it to you; a moving, important, beautiful, fascinating repository of our nation's history. And lives given nobly, and lives spent in a vain neocon dream.

[Gabi Hayes]

1. I used to ride my bike through Ft. Myer, then past Iwo Jima, then

through the cemetery, on my way to the Potomac, almost every day for several years

every so often I'd stop at the JFK, and other tombs, just to let it all sink in.

sometimes it hits pretty hard

your mention of Arlingont makes today one of those days, especially, when considering what the mosters have wrought in five short years

[Gabi Hayes]

2. from local PBS site

Once little more than a potter's field, Arlington Cemetery has become a national shrine and a treasury of American history. Both the famous and the obscure are buried here, from John F. Kennedy and the Unknown Soldiers to astronauts from the space shuttle Challenger, polar explorers Peary and Henson, and some 3,000 freed slaves. On the 140th anniversary of the first burial at Arlington in May 1864, National Geographic presents a portrait of one of America's most sacred places.

Viewers take a privileged behind-the-scenes look at the intense daily rituals and activities of a military cemetery, through rare archival footage and the real-life stories of the heroes and heroines buried here. They also meet the people who make the cemetery work, defining it with their service.


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I don't know if I can handle this show. Memorial day isn't so swell for me. My dad was horribly wounded fighting the sort of people that are taking over today, and every time I think of it in terms of wars fought/lives lost fighting AGAINST the very forces that are closing in on us, I get sick to my stomach.