Quigley Vacation - Iwo Jima

If you've ever met Ben's dad, you know he's a Marine and proud of it. So a major part of our DC trip was seeing the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team perform at the Iwo Jima Memorial, just outside Arlington National Cemetery.

The Commandant's Own (aka Marine Drum & Bugle Corps) performed. AMAZING!

And the Silent Drill Team. They use no commands while throwing their rifles (with attached bayonets!) through the air and flipping them around within inches of each other. Yikes!

See the bugler on the monument? I've heard Taps a hundred times, but this performance was the best ever.

If you've never seen the Silent Drill Team, you've got to google it and watch a video. Your jaw will drop. Its amazing!