It's bigger than you think!

Comparing a photo with the actual monument site... you will have to agree with me... the Iwo Jima monument is bigger than you think... A lot bigger! Lou and I love to visit DC and everytime we go there, we see something new ... This one particular time, we went in early spring... it was a nice day for a walk... we didn't have to wear jackets, but we did wear long sleeves. We took the Metro as far as we could to get to the monument. Then we took a short hike... even walked past the USA Today building... we came up to some stairs and were slowy walking down them... into the monument grounds... We paused to take the site in... and then we noticed a young soldier sitting on a concrete wall... it appeared as if he was meditating or maybe praying... his head was bowed and we heard him murmuring... a prayer or two perhaps... And, so as to not to disturb him, we walked back up the way we came and found another way into the site... As we walked closer to the monument... we both felt the power of the pose... the closer we got to the site... the smaller we felt...You really must see this monument in person in order to feel the full power of the sculpture and what the artist is trying to convey... Freedom isn't free... you must earn it, one step at a time...MMM