Washington D.C

2011 Marist Baseball Team in D.C

After coming off a nice two game sweep of the Towson Tigers we arrived in Vienna, Virginia last night to get ready for our weekend series with George Washington.  Today our team spent the day in our nation's capital.  We walked around the Arlington National Cemetery, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the White House.  Many of us have been to these sites before but some guys had not, either way it was a great experience for all.

Guarding the tomb of the unknown soldiers

One of the coolest things we got to do was see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier inside the Cemetery.  The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been guarded continuously, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, since July 2, 1937.  No matter what the weather, there is always a guard patrolling the area around the tomb. It is considered one of the highest honors in the Army to guard the tomb.

Kyle, Rick Pacione, Chad (L to R)

After leaving the Arlington National Cemetery we headed over to the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.  After taking some pictures of honest Abe a few of us walked over toward the White House to see what that was all about.  It was pretty cool actually seeing the White House in person and all the security and activity around it.  After grabbing some food downtown we got back on the bus and headed back to the hotel.

Burial Site of JFK

We will start our series with George Washington tomorrow at 3 p.m.  We will play a single game on Saturday and Sunday before heading back to Poughkeepsie to conclude our Spring Break Trip.  We Will check back in early next week when we are back at Marist.