Gettysburg

"Four score and seven years ago..." This was a common phrase I heard my dad quote when I was a kid. He loved sharing President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address with us while we were growing-up. It was fun to actually be in Gettysburg yesterday and see where President Lincoln gave the actual Gettysburg address and it brought back good memories of when I was a kid. Gettysburg is a very humbling place where so many men gave their lives. We drove through the many different battle fields and learned about the bloodiest 3-day battle on American ground. We definitely have a deeper gratitude for our country and the many men who gave their lives to make our country what it is today. Our good friends Cory and Sarah were able to come down from New York to see Gettysburg with us and it was great to be with them.
Brett standing on the last battle field of Gettysburg...High Water. This is where the last battle at Gettysburg was fought.









This battlefield is called the 'Valley of Death' because thousands of men died in this very spot.









Brett is standing where General Reynolds was shot and killed during one of the first battles at Gettysburg.












Standing at the very spot where Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address.












The Gettysburg Graveyard where thousands of soldiers were buried, many of them 'unknown' or just labeled as a number.









Near 'Picket's Charge' with Sarah and Cory. The other picture is a group of men reenacting what the Union soldiers would have looked like.










Sarah and me getting our picture with a 'Union Solider.' The other picture is the mighty stairs that I conquered with my 'basketball belly.' We climbed two different sets of these. (I must admit that I was proud of my accomplishment of reaching the top both times. :)
A picture of us enjoying the day in Gettysburg!