Arlington is a collision of slavery, martial ritual, and fractured democracy—where pain distills into heavy wisdom. A stark reflection on our history. - Thanks for this post.
Henry, please, please, please, keep traveling in America and keep writing these posts. I can't get enough of them. Your deceptively straightforward observations are those of a man who not only looks, but sees. You show me my country in new and thought-provoking ways.
And to think the visual and moral relationship between Arlington and the existing memorials you mention here could soon be undone by a hideous and obscene “triumphal” arch standing between them… The Lincoln Memorial is only 99 feet tall.
Thank you for that evocative tour of Arlington, a place that holds crucial memories of our past, both terrible and noble. May it be preserved so that others may walk in peace -- even with the shouts of children.
Thank you for this. Deeply touching and travels deep to the heart of what is important.
Arlington is a collision of slavery, martial ritual, and fractured democracy—where pain distills into heavy wisdom. A stark reflection on our history. - Thanks for this post.
Henry, please, please, please, keep traveling in America and keep writing these posts. I can't get enough of them. Your deceptively straightforward observations are those of a man who not only looks, but sees. You show me my country in new and thought-provoking ways.
And to think the visual and moral relationship between Arlington and the existing memorials you mention here could soon be undone by a hideous and obscene “triumphal” arch standing between them… The Lincoln Memorial is only 99 feet tall.
Awful grace indeed.
Thank you for that evocative tour of Arlington, a place that holds crucial memories of our past, both terrible and noble. May it be preserved so that others may walk in peace -- even with the shouts of children.
Well captured , Henry .