[Tennessee Nana]

When my 10 yo granddaughter and I were at the WWII memorial in July people were sitting on the side with their feet in the water..

My granddaughter naturally thought that a great idea in the hot sun..

I thought it sacrilege and disrespectful but how could I stop her when adults including veterans sat next to her enjoying the cool water ??

so I explained that it was like a cemetary and tombstones and what I thought of the idea and who the heroes were and told her if she sat nice and quiet and still she could..

I dont remember being there in the summer before..its usually colder when I visit Washington..

Comments please...

[dead]

I think the image of veterans and children soaking their feet together in the pool at the memorial is a beautiful image.

[Fast Moving Angel]

I think you did the right thing - if it was OK with the vets, it’d be OK by me.