Sunday, May 27, 2012
What’s going on, what’s open or closed and more.
Memorial Day has arrived and there is a lot to do in Georgetown for everyone! To help you out, here is a list of Memorial Day events. SATURDAY 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thunder Alley Event: On Saturday, May 26 the Thunder Alley event will take place. It is the official vending location for Rolling Thunder. The following street closures will be in effect: SUNDAY 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Ride: On Sunday, May 27, 2012 the annual Rolling Thunder Rally will take place. The motorcycle ride will proceed along the following route: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thunder Alley Event: The Thunder Alley event is the official vending location for Rolling Thunder. The following street closures will be in effect: 8 to 9:30 p.m. The National Memorial Day…
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Huffington Post D.C. selects two Georgetown thoroughfares for good motorcycle touring
Rolling Thunder roars into town this weekend for the annual Memorial Day ride through the District's most historic and monumental areas. But motorcyclists arrive well before the 6 a.m. Sunday line-up in the Pentagon's parking lots. Accordingly, the Huffington Post's D.C. local site suggests several options for cruising around the city before Rolling Thunder. Among the 11 suggested routes, two are in or around Georgetown: Whitehurst Freeway and Canal Road: These two roadways are on the D.C. side of the Potomac and offer a nice route in and out of town. The Whitehurst, a relatively short elevated highway above the Georgetown waterfront, has great views of the Key Bridge, the Potomac River and the Kennedy Center. Canal Road, which starts at …
Friday, May 25, 2012
Memorial Day weekend events and more
Each week Patch will publish a roundup of events throughout Montgomery County. To get more news, sign up for our newsletter. Here’s a roundup of performances in and around Washington, D.C., through Wednesday, May 30: National Memorial Day Concert at U.S. Capitol WASHINGTON — Daughtry, Trace Adkins, and Natalie Cole will perform with the National Symphony Orchestra. Co-hosted by Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna, with appearances by actors Selma Blair, Ellen Burstyn and Dennis Franz, and former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. 8 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, May, 27. West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Free, open to the public. The program will be televised live on PBS. Phillips Camerata Final Concert of the Season WASHINGTON — The Phillips Collection …
Approximately 220,000 American flags will be placed on every headstone in the cemetery before Memorial Day.
Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to Arlington National Cemetery this week to pay their respects to the servicemen and servicewomen who have fought for our freedom. Thursday afternoon, in advance of Memorial Day, soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment started inserting 220,000 American flags in front of every headstone in the cemetery. The regiment is stationed at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington. The official Memorial Day observance is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday. A prelude concert by the United States Army Band will be held in the cemetery's amphitheather at 10:30 a.m. No tickets are required for the event, but those who wish to attend are advised to arrive between 8 a.m., when the cemetery opens, and …
Monday, May 30, 2011
One Army chaplain talks about his duty to honor the service and sacrifice of veterans at Arlington National Cemetery year-round
Lt. Col. Keith Croom's first reaction is to crack a joke and a smile. He has the ease and charm you would expect from a man raised in the South. You probably wouldn't call him serious, and definitely not somber. Until you bring up his job. Because there's not much funny about his job. Croom is a chaplain in the U.S. Army, assigned as that branch's senior chaplain at Arlington National Cemetery. His office, with four chaplains under him at the rank of captain, buries more than 20 veterans or their spouses every day. It's a physically draining job, with chaplains performing up to six funerals a day for up to two years. "My guys are coming in from the gravesite basically just to wipe the sweat off their face and go meet with the next family…
