Posted on 07/08/2010 8:55:43 AM PDT by JoeProBono
Nope.
Especially when the wind, snow or rain we usually have at that time of year blows them over or out.
This year, they were buried in snow.
Maybe a *third* of them were actually lit.
Pitiful.
Even worse, they won’t allow a statue of Marse Robert on the battlefield, proper, because it’s “insensitive”.
A generous guy used land he owns inside the battlefield boundaries, and with his own money, built this:
http://www.posix.com/CW07/LeeAntietam.JPG
A mere photo does not do it justice.
It’s *huge* and standing beside it, looking at all the amazing detail and craftmanship is an incredibly emotional experience.
Marse Robert is Asleep
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