...duty, honor, and country...

...when the Browns and Thomas' left, we ventured out around our campground....seeing a huge bus with out of country plates we had to find out about it...he he...it was a sleeper bus from Germany that is stationed in Washington DC....we've never seen anything like it...about 30 Europeans come over every year and travel around on this bus...it had sleeping berths and an outdoor kitchen....can't imagine...after they parked the showers were busy for quite a while...he he...we later decided to tour West Point...OMG...what an impressive military installation....since we have a sticker to get into military facilities, we decided to check out the PX, Class 6, and commissary....we both needed haircuts and figured NO PROBLEM...Bill's was great, mine was the haircut from HELL...he he...maybe by the time I get home it will be okay...he he...the post was so crowded we decided to take a guided tour...I'm so glad we did...it was wonderful...we were able to go inside the chapel and see the enormous organ and stain glass windows...each window was given to the chapel by graduating classes...our tour guide noted the books lined up according to regulation...we saw the Michie Stadium...our side said "Beat Navy" and "Beat Air Force"...go figure...he he...Trophy Point was a tribute to aritfacts from all the wars of the US...it was right above the Hudson River...a very important strategic spot for the Revolutionary War...the museum was the largest collection of military weapons in the US...seeing the full scale replica of the A Bomb dropped on Japan was breath taking...as was the oil painting of D-Day donated by Eisenhower...the next morning we had to get out the "rain duck suits"...first time on the trip....next stop...Amish Country.....