Memorial Day With The Corps
May 23rd, 2008 categories: Entertainment, Military Installations, Spouse Stuff
After years of learning more lessons than I care to mention, avoiding the Interstate, any Interstate, on holidays is one thing I’ve been pretty successful at the past few years. So, this Memorial Day weekend, I’ll more than likely spend a few hours just next door at Quantico, enjoying the many activities taking place at The National Museum of the Marine Corps.
The abundance of activities taking place include childen’s workshops, new displays in the Global War on terrorism gallery, a “how to” session with a Marine Corps Combat artist, a performance from a local fife and drum corps, and much more. The Museum, which opened in November, 2006, is not only a wealth of information on the history of the Marine Corps, bit it’s lots of fun too, with many indoor and outdoor activities and sites. Whether it’s a walk accompanied by a National Park Service ranger discussing the history of the USMC Heritage Center site, or time for the teens to enjoy a Physical fitness Training (PT) session at the Playground with Marines, trying to see everything in a day is a chore.
So, if you’re like me and you’d rather celebrate this Memorial Day a bit closer to home, take a few minutes to stop by and enjoy the Memorial, or just to say “thanks for your sacrifice.”
