Traveling on the 4th of July
I awoke before the dawn of the 4th of July to prepare myself for a flight to DC. Usually, I choose not to travel on holidays if it can be helped, but this was a journey of personal necessity - to attend the funeral of my Great Uncle, Jim Carberry. He passed away in April, and his final request was that he be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. Under these circumstances, it was rather difficult to consider festivities.