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Trip to Washington DC for the day. I hit as many of the monuments/memorials as I could in one day.
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Desert-Photo > Cavalry Charge: Seven horsemen charging onto the battlefield. Critics regard it as one of the most dramatically exciting statues in the country, the horses and their mounts seemingly alive and in full gallop. One horse, however, has fallen and taken his rider down with him. Using a mirror, Shrady sculpted his own face as the rider's. Military posts staged cavalry drills so he could get the troop movements correct.  Sadly, Shrady died two weeks before the dedication ceremony.
Desert-Photo > The Artillery Group: Another action-packed tableau depicting three powerful horses pulling a caisson with cannon and three riders. In a brief stroll around the memorial's large marble platform you can sense the courage, tragedy, and chaos of battle. Endorsed by Congress, the statues were dedicated in 1922 on the 100th anniversary of Grant's birth. A military parade marched from the White House down Pennsylvania Avenue to the memorial, where Vice President Calvin Coolidge was among the principal speakers. Sadly, Shrady (The Sculptor) died two weeks before the ceremony
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Desert-Photo > Personal memorials left at the base of the Vietnam Wall.
Desert-Photo > Reflection of a man wiping away tears as he views the memorial.
Desert-Photo > The Washington Monument reflected in the Vietnam Wall.
Desert-Photo > The Washington Monument in a vanishing perspective with the Vietnam Wall.  Obviously the orientation of the wall is intended for just this purpose.
Desert-Photo > Washington DC photo
Desert-Photo > Washington DC photo
Cavalry Charge: Seven horsemen charging onto the battlefield. Critics regard it as one of the most dramatically exciting statues in the country, the horses and their mounts seemingly alive and in full gallop. One horse, however, has fallen and taken his rider down with him. Using a mirror, Shrady sculpted his own face as the rider's. Military posts staged cavalry drills so he could get the troop movements correct. Sadly, Shrady died two weeks before the dedication ceremony.
 > Cavalry Charge: Seven horsemen charging onto the battlefield. Critics regard it as one of the most dramatically exciting statues in the country, the horses and their mounts seemingly alive and in full gallop. One horse, however, has fallen and taken his rider down with him. Using a mirror, Shrady sculpted his own face as the rider's. Military posts staged cavalry drills so he could get the troop movements correct.  Sadly, Shrady died two weeks before the dedication ceremony.
Cavalry Charge: Seven horsemen charging onto the battlefield. Critics regard it as one of the most dramatically exciting statues in the country, the horses and their mounts seemingly alive and in full gallop. One horse, however, has fallen and taken his rider down with him. Using a mirror, Shrady sculpted his own face as the rider's. Military posts staged cavalry drills so he could get the troop movements correct. Sadly, Shrady died two weeks before the dedication ceremony.
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