Today, I stopped near the Long Beach, Calif. airport at one of the many Boeing buildings. I paused, because on the corner of Lakewood Blvd. and Carson there is a Veteran Memorial dedicated by the employees of McDonnel Douglas Corporation. This circular memorial of black rock, surrounded by tall palm trees does a beautiful job of blending the work done in Long Beach on war planes with the history of each war fought from World War II through the first Gulf War.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve driven past this corner in the last three years or so, but today I took a moment to observe and remember.
Inside the Veterans Memorial.
Outside the Veterans Memorial.
What did you learn the last time you stopped to explore in your own neighborhood?
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