Wow, am I tired, I was on the whirlwind bus trip.

We left Jacksonville Saturday night, drove all through the night, and arrived in Washington DC at 9:00 AM.

I don't think anyone got any sleep, we were all so excited.

We met up at the Washington monument, then we caught up with the dock.

The march down Pennsylvania is something I will never forget.

We arrived in front of the Capitol building around 12:00, as the crowd assembled, I could tell this would be an event of a lifetime for me.

The speeches started around 2:00 PM, they were all great.

I Thought that the young Hispanic man, that was so proud to be an American, not a Hispanic-American, was the highlight for me.

He was so moving, I literally stood there, tears rolling down my checks, I was never prouder to be an American.

We finally met up with John, and some of the bus group for dinner.

We caught the bus at 8:30 PM for the trip home, most everyone was so tired they did get some sleep on the way home.

Although the trip was hard, it was indeed all I imagined it would be.

I am attaching a couple photos of the trip.

Thanks to all my FCTP friends.

Tom Wright