Jack Severn of the Marine Corp League during Veterans Day observances at the Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Ampitheater in Arlington VA on November 11, 2011.
The first man to walk on the moon, Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong points to an image of the Wright Brothers as he delivers the acceptance speech during the ceremony where space legends Armstrong, John Glenn, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were awarded Congressional Gold Medals, the nation's highest civilian honor, on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. The ceremony was held in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC.
(Nov. 17, 2011) Trace all the steps from McPherson Square and downtown Washington, through Georgetown to the Key Bridge as hundreds of protestors from the Occupy D.C. movement marched to encourage Congress to boost employment by reinvesting in major infrastructure projects. Police presence was heavy but the demonstration proved peaceful and there were no major problems, other than some minor traffic tie-ups. The D.C. protestors which included nurses and union workers, were among the thousands who demonstrated nation wide to mark the two-month anniversary of the Occupy movement.
