Eisenhower Home - November 6th, 2010
 Toy store in Abilene has $299 wagons |
 Visit Eisenhower's boyhood home |
 David & David want to know if David can come out to play |
 Ike's mom Ida lived in the home until her death in 1946 |  It has been open for tours since 1947 |
 I like Ike! |
 "Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: You are about to embark upon the great crusade" |
 "The quest for peace is the statesman's most exacting duty ... practical progress to lasting peace is his fondest hope." |
 The panels around the Eisenhower statue have the following sides: Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Forces, General of the Army, Chief of Staff US Army, Supreme Commander Europe, & 34th President of the United States | |
 Five pylons stand in the rear with the flagpole, each with a quote found here |
 The Place of Meditation is the final resting place of Dwight David Eisenhower |
 It is made of native limestone, Arabian Travertine marble, and chipped glass windows |
 Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower and their first-born son, Doud Dwight Eisenhower also rest here |
 There are Eisenhower quotations upon the walls and a meditation portion of the building for visitors to reflect upon the ideals that made this a great nation and pledge themselves again to continued loyalty to those ideals |
 Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower: Nov 14, 1896 - Nov 1, '79 |
 Son, Doud Dwight Eisenhower: Sep 23, 1917 - Jan 2, 1921 |
 Dwight David Eisenhower: Oct 14, 1890 - Mar 28, 1969 |
 "Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in blood of his followers and sacrifices of his friends" |
 "The real fire within the builders of America was faith -- faith in a Provident God whose hand supported and guided them: faith in themselves as the children of God ... faith in their country and its principles that proclaimed man's right to freedom and justice." |
 Off to the visitors center on a beautiful day |
 St. Andrew's Catholic Church across the street |