Friday morning, I slept in 'till 0615. 
Then I got up and went to regular ROTC PT. My ROTC level has the option of doing sports, so we played basketball. After that, I linked up with my Honors group and we went on a field trip to the Nation Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). It was really good for a modern museum; they laid things out from the perspective of Native Americans, but encouraged debate. One of my favorite exhibits was called: "The Storm: Guns, Bibles, and Government." (When I first saw the title, I was thinking, "Oh, great....") There was a movie comparing the settlers to a storm; it builds and destroys. The narrator then went on to talk about how guns were used to oppress the Indians, but how they were also used by the Indians. "What is more Indian than a Winchester, except for a horse?" He asked. Turning to Bibles, he said, "Jesus has been a part of our heritage. We have known Jesus for a long time." He then went on to tell how Christianity brought "oppression, hardship, social justice, salvation, and eternal life." I was surprised! :)
When I finished, I asked how long it took to get from NMAI (in DC) to GMU. The guide answered anywhere from 45 minutes to 1.5 hours. He suggested I leave within the next half hour if I wanted to get back to GMU by four (I had to leave campus at 4 for something else in DC 
). I traveled back to towards GMU, but, realizing I wouldn't make it in time, I called Captain Wingate, who would be driving me to the Spirit of America performance (I was originally going to usher, but, since my uniform wasn't going to be ready on time, it was decided that I just go as a civilian). He said that he would bring along a ticket for me, so I rode the metro back to DC, and waited for about an hour for Captain Wingate to arrive. (During that time, a man saw my "George Mason University College Republicans" t-shirt, and called me aside. He then told me that he was the representative of GMU's CR in the 1980s. :) ) He pulled up and I got in the van. There were nine other cadets, eight of them in uniform. We went inside the building, and I found out I would be helping to usher. The cadets in uniform did most of it, with myself and the other cadet who didn't have a uniform resupplying them and giving handouts to anyone the uniformed cadets missed. The show started at 7:30, and we went in at 8. It was really good! :) (BTW, I saw another homeschooling family there. 
) They basically did some historic reenactments, and had some performaces by the US Army Band and the US Army Drill Team - and one at the end by the US Army Mantainance Broom Team (who basically tried to copy the drill team, using brooms instead of guns - they were hilarious!).
At the end, all of the ushers were thanked by the Major General in charge of the Washington Military District. He gave us each a commemerative coin and had a group photo taken with us.
Comments
Sep. 18, 2005 - Untitled Comment
Posted by MyLadyPatriot
And where is the picture? ;-)
See ya 'round...
~Jo~
Sep. 18, 2005 - Hi!
Posted by Anonymous
Yeah, where is the pic? :-D
Sep. 18, 2005 - Sorry...
Posted by SingingHisStory
I forgot to sign in... the "anonymous poster" was me... *sheepish grin*
Sep. 19, 2005 - Untitled Comment
Posted by MarinesWife
I didn't see any ROTC individuals but I do know there were a LOT of homeschoolers there that night. Our homeschool group had gotten a large amount of tickets and then passed them out. I didn't see anyone I knew there though. We got there pretty late and were up high but thankfully still could see everything very clearly. Great show!!! We're so glad we went!!