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09/14/2026

The Jefferson Memorial looks good in pink and blue. 🩷🏛️💙

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09/14/2026

The Washington Monument was more than 150 feet tall when construction stopped.

The idea for a monument to George Washington had been around for decades when the Washington National Monument Society was formed in 1833. After years of fundraising and planning, construction began. On July 4, 1848, more than 20,000 people gathered for the laying of the cornerstone.

By 1854, the monument had reached 156 feet above the ground. But the Society struggled to raise money to continue, and a change in leadership led to bankruptcy. Without funds, work came to a halt. For more than two decades, the monument stood only partly finished.

In 1876, construction began again with support from Congress. But the builders faced a new problem: the stone previously used was no longer available. A quarry near Baltimore supplied the stone used for the upper two-thirds of the monument. The different colors of stone are still visible today.

The Washington Monument was dedicated on February 21, 1885, more than 35 years after construction began. Visitors could reach the top by elevator. The original steam-driven elevator took 10 to 12 minutes to make the trip. It was replaced with an electric elevator in 1901.

At 555 feet, the Washington Monument still towers above the city that bears his name, standing as a reminder of the nation's first president.

The Library of Congress photo of the unfinished Washington Monument in a Civil War period photograph.

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09/12/2026

🕊️ Transportation With Care, Dignity & Purpose

Today, DC Nation Tours & Travel had the honor of providing transportation for 40 members of a church community as they came together to celebrate and remember the life of one of their beloved members.

Transportation is not always about sightseeing or celebrations. Sometimes, it is about simply being there for people during life’s most meaningful moments.

We are grateful for the trust placed in our team to provide safe, professional, and respectful transportation today.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends, and entire church community. May they find peace, comfort, and strength in the memories they shared. 🕊️🤍

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09/11/2026

Today is Patriot Day, and while today is a new day, we must never forget what happened on September 11, 2001.

We remember the 2,977 people who perished in the attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Flight 93.

We must always remember freedom isn't free.
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09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, 2001, our nation experienced one of the darkest days in its history. While the world watched events unfold in New York City and at the Pentagon, acts of courage and compassion were taking place here along the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

After American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m., children and staff from the Pentagon Daycare Center were evacuated across a footbridge to the Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove, a site within George Washington Memorial Parkway. There, military personnel, federal employees, National Park Service rangers, United States Park Police officers, and countless others came together to care for and protect the children until they could be reunited with their families.

On this 25th anniversary, we remember the lives lost, honor the courage of first responders and ordinary citizens, and reflect on the resilience that carried our nation forward. We also remember that the George Washington Memorial Parkway was the setting for some of the many untold stories of service, compassion, and hope that emerged from that day.

Learn more: https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/learn/historyculture/september-11-2001.htm

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Today and always

09/11/2026

The VFW honors the nearly 3,000 lives lost on 9/11 and the generations who served and sacrificed in its aftermath, while calling on Americans to carry forward the unity and service that followed.