At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day 2025, one veteran reaches out to another in a quiet moment of connection and remembrance — a gesture that speaks to loyalty and shared history that time can’t erase.

Visited the newly opened Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream across from the White House — a magnificent restoration of the old Riggs Bank. The architecture is breathtaking, though the exhibits feel tentative, as if the space itself is still finding its voice.
I’ve added new interior photos to my post:
👉 The Reinvention of Riggs Bank

The October 2025 Harvest Moon rises over Arlington’s Marine Corps War Memorial, its glow breaking through clouds above the illuminated bronze figures of the Iwo Jima flag raising. In the distance, the Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol shine in alignment — a solemn reminder of sacrifice framed against the nation’s capital.

The October 2025 Harvest Moon rises above Washington, D.C., glowing unusually large as it lifts into the pastel sky at twilight. From this vantage point, the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and U.S. Capitol align in a classic view of the National Mall, with the full moon appearing oversized on the horizon — a visual effect created by atmospheric perspective at moonrise.