Graduation Part 3

The weather had been beautiful the entire trip to DC except the day of Graduation.  It was cold and rainy that morning.  That was kind of disappointing because after Graduation we were allowed to have a tour of the facility where Tim had trained and lived.

There was a an opened courtyard that held a memorial to 9/11.

Two towers that is encompassed by a pentagon, in front on the ground laid three pieces from each of the plane crash sites. 

 Flight 93, Pentagon, Twin Towers

 We got to see Tim's classrooms, where he spent his academic time.  We got to see the gym where he sweated away every last ounce of fluff (like he had any to begin with) to be at peak performance.   We heard a lot of gunfire from the shooting range.  Then we got into our cars for a tour of the tactical training facility that is designed to provide a realistic urban setting, for training.

It looks and acts like a real working town.  Throughout his training we would hear stories of what he had to do and descriptions were given as to what the places looked like, so it was really special to be able to actually see the "town".  As we were driving around Tim would keep hopping out of his car and going from car to car giving explanations as to what he did in each location.  Keep in mind it was cold and raining.... poor guy.  I think there was a car train of at least 5 vehicles.

It was bittersweet as we left that little town.  Our tour was done, we started our way back to the hotel where we all were staying at.  Leaving behind a chapter in the life of Tim & Melissa.  A chapter that I am sure they loved seeing in their rearview mirror...