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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