Sigep Patriots Project ’15
On the Sunday after Veterans Day, I went down to Arlington National Cemetery to participate in the Sigep Patriots Project. We have 111 brothers buried at ANC, so a bunch of us volunteered to place roses at their final resting places. Its a really great cause, and I truly enjoying helping out. Thanks again to Ed for starting the project and organizing the event this year.
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- Arlington National Cemetery near opening time
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- I’ve been many times, but the sheer number of graves still gets to me
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- My group started in the Columbarium
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- Ed wrote up a bio of each person, which really made it a more personal and rewarding experience
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- The ANC app is really amazing. It made finding all the grave sites a breeze
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- Our group enjoyed learning about the different symbols/emblems on all the markers
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- This Unitarian emblem took us forever to figure out
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- A temporary marker, where I assume a spouse is about to join her husband. We saw many of these.
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- One member of our group was the wife of a brother who is currently deployed. I thought the fresh graves might affect her. If it did, she didn’t show it. We were all impressed by her strength. It certainly affected me.
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- Arlington House in the background
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- HW
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- Brunch after the event
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- Discussing some of the more interesting bios
This was a really rewarding and enjoyable experience. It was also a great way to actually observe Veterans Day. I look forward to helping out again next year.
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