United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Kevin and I finally went into DC for a date at the Holocaust Museum.

It was fun walking around DC with just us...no kids constantly asking...

Are we done yet?

or

When is it time to go home?

We found a parking spot on Constitution Ave near Rainbow Pool.

We enjoyed a little walk to the museum taking in all the beautiful monuments and the fun activities that go on in the city on a Saturday morning.

Ball games of all kinds, bikers, runners, and yoga near the Washington Monument. 

Now is the season when the lines pick up again.

We got right it....No timed tickets needed.
Yet another perk to being in the military.

Kevin and I thought we had learned a lot about the holocaust in school.  

However, there was a lot we learned going through the exhibit that was new to us.

What was really amazing was the visuals!

Being inside one of the train cars, imagining all the people in one of the bunks, all the human hair the Nazis  cut and bagged up, and the room with all the shoes and the smell of them.

It was an intense experience!

 One quote from the Museum really stuck with me...

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— 

Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— 

Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

 ~ Martin Niemöller 

~ March 21, 2015 ~