Today we took a ride out to Cleveland Park to eat some BBQ at Matt's cousin Peter's restaurant Fat Pete's. I forgot to get a picture of them together, but we enjoyed a nice lunch catching up and sharing stories from their childhood.
After lunch we walked several blocks to the Washington National Cathedral. It was stunningly beautiful and so big!
Such gorgeous architecture,
both inside and out,
as well as lovely gardens and cobblestone walkways all around!
Once back downtown we covered a lot of ground along the mall to see the White House
and Washington Monument before walking towards the law enforcement events closer to The Capitol.
Tonight's event was the candlelight vigil. Fallen officers' families arrived by the bus load and were greeted by law enforcement officers from all over the world, there to pay their respects.
It was an overwhelming sense of sadness, pride, love, support, brotherhood and sense of community all mixed together.
It felt like a true honor to be there!
This adorable little girl passed around "thank you" cards to hundreds of officers thanking them for their service!
Not only was every state represented, several countries were too.
We met these men from Israel and traded patches with officers from Austria, Canada and Mexico...as well as several US cities.
After several guest speakers and personal stories, thousands rose candles in memory of the fallen.
Quite a humbling experience!
