Saturday was really a day for ourselves. Since we had not arrived back at the hotel until close to midnight, those that could slept in. Munn and I hung around at the hotel for the morning and then headed to Fredericksburg and the University of Mary Washington, my Alma Mater. Such a beautiful campus! And so much has changed and yet stays the same. We also drove around Fredericksburg which is a beautiful historic town. We were on quite a treasure hunt to find the apartment complex I lived in while Munn was in Vietnam! The streets have been reconfigured and a whole highway inserted, so that was a challenge but finally got there.
Back to the hotel to spiffy up and get ready to head back to the beautiful National Marine Corps Museum for dinner. The Marines transported us in big yellow school buses and Peg who was a kindergarten teacher for 20 years threatened to sing The Wheels on the Bus. The tables were set up in the main hall underneath that dramatic glass peak and among some realistic displays. We even got to see lightning display itself while we were there. The widow of one of the classmates and her 39 year old daughter from NYC sat at our table. He died 7 years ago of lung cancer and we were so glad she came! The General in charge of the museum and his wife were our guests. The speaker was the former Commandant of the Marine Corps, Jim Jones, who went through TBS a few months after our guys. Munn gave the Invocation. General Jones spoke of the servant leadership and the humility of the Marine officer among other things - a good message. Tables were lovely, food and wine were good, friendship around the tables abounded.
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