We made it to the
WWII Museum in New Orleans. Hats off to the museum for a job extremely well done. My brain was overloaded, but that is how I roll. The guys read EVERY plaque in the place. We just about closed the museum. Of course, we were thrilled to learn more about the Coast Guard and their role in the war.
We saw the movie, Beyond All Boundaries, narrated by Tom Hanks. Technology has come so far. No longer limited to just the flat screen. We went to see Final Mission:USS Tang Experience. It is quite novel too. It is about the last battle of the USS Tang submarine in the Pacific.
Each person is given a card with an actual crew member on it. You get an idea of what their job was. The sub sank in battle, but there were survivors. Granted, not many survived, but still miraculous that anyone did. Peanut was the only one in our group that survived.
If you are in New Orleans, save some time for the museum. It is disturbing. Lots of innocent lives were lost from war, Holocaust, and nuclear bombs. We left the place discussing the impact of nuclear bombs. It was a very thought-provoking educational visit. We have to be educated to prevent atrocities from reoccurring.
1 comment:
I just caught up with all of your posts! Your trip looked like a lot of fun and was very interesting! We were in New Orleans in 1992 so I know its changed a lot! I didn't realize that you lived so close. (Like Cincy to Chicago I guess). It is always great to see your whole family together again. In a way it's preparing me for that time here in another year and a half. Caroline will go to OSU for a week this summer so I'll get a little glimpse of only being 3 instead of 4! And as far as Mardi Gras-- better wait until the kids are both adults. You got the rated G version!! ;)
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