Thousands upon thousands of tombs glistening in
the sunlight at Arlington National Cemetery.
The skillful systematic arrangement of the tombs silently spoke of lost
lives, lost promises and lost dreams. As
I looked down upon this huge burial sight, I thought about the squad rants of
soldiers who inevitably lost their lives.
What questions did they have about the
war in which they were fighting? Was their country worth dying for? These questions will forever remain
unanswered; however, their tombs will permanently remain to remind generation
after generation that some things are worth fighting for.
Upon arriving home from my trip to Washington
D. C, I realized how lucky I am to have the opportunity to live and study
freely in the United States. If it had
not been for the many soldiers who fought to keep the United States a free
country, who knows what the world would be like today. The courage that each one of those soldiers
possessed constantly inspires me to stand up and fight for what I believe
to be important. Even though Arlington National Cemetery is not considered art
in the traditional sense, I consider it to be a huge art gallery filled with
thousands of canvases painted with many stories from the past.
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