Arlington National Cemetery, Fall 2011

We were most fortunate to have the weather co-operate today as the missionaries who will return home from now until April gathered to tour Arlington National Cemetery.   Fall was in the air and it was time to bring out rain coats and umbrellas.  Fortunately, the rain held off for most of the morning.

President Matsumori tells the history of Arlington to the missionaries.

The group walked to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to view the Changing of the Guard.

Elder Stewart and Elder Martin in the lead. 

President Matsumori, Elder Edwards, Elder Gorringe and Elder Shurtleff

Sister VanTassel, Sister Perez, Elder Hutchison, Elder Howard, Elder Stewart, Elder Fawcett, Elder  Wright and Elder Salazar .

The steps on the back of the amphitheater provide a good setting for taking group pictures.

Nope, not even going to try to name everyone here.

Same thing applies here.  See the smaller group pictures later for their ID's. 

Front row - left to right:  Sister Gordon, Sister Hazen, Sister Perez, Sister Humbert.

Back row:  Sister Withers, Sister Liddiard, Sister De Agostini, Sister Chan, Sister VanTassel.

We wait at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for the Changing of the Guard.

Elder Shigeta and Elder Probst

To get to the Arlington House, which is General Robert E. Lee's former home, we walk the straight and narrow path.  (Aren't they supposed to be holding onto the iron rod???)  

The missionaries grouped together to take photos at the John F. Kennedy Memorial site.

Elder Gorringe, Elder Thomas, Elder Gibb, Elder Teuscher, Elder Janmohamed, Elder Robinson

Elder Lee, Elder Stewart, Elder Tolman, Elder Aru, Elder Danklefson, Elder Kunzler and Sister Chan

Front row:  Sister Perez, Sister Gordon, Sister DeAgostini, Sister Liddiard

Back row:  Elder Johnson, Elder Howard, Elder Kinne, Elder Shurtleff

  Front row:  Elder Martin, Elder Opeda, Elder Cameron, Elder Wright, Elder Fawcett, Sister Hazen

Back row:  Elder Shinost, Elder Palmer, Elder Hutchison, Elder Walker, Elder Probst, Elder Salazar, Elder Kiel, Elder Nowlin, Elder Shigeta, Elder Krugman, Sister Withers

The final stop was the Marine Corp Memorial - Iwo Jima.

 Elder Wright, Elder Edwards, Sister Matsumori, Elder Fawcett, Elder Gibb