By: Adam Brooks,
Today was one of the most important days in my life for a couple of reasons. We started the day off at an early 7:00am and had a 2 hour bus ride to Jerusalem. Once there we visited Mount Herzl, a military cemetery and one of 143 others in Israel. Quoting JFK "it's not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
Every Israeli takes this to heart, at the age of 18 every boy and girl needs to join the IDF and protect this beautiful country. I have never been to a place that has more pride in its country and people than Israel. Every soldierlives breaths and dies for this Jewish homeland. While in the cemetery we heard beautifully heroic stories about soldiers who lost their lives for others. It was incredibly emotional and beautiful.
After that life changing experience we traveled to the western wall. This spectacle is one that needs to be experienced rather than seen. A photo doesn't do it justice. We then traversed through a 2000 year old water tunnel in pitch darkness. The low of the day had to been saying good bye to all of our soldiers we were traveling with I made bonds and friendships I will cherish the rest of my life. After drying off and saying goodbye we traveled to a beautiful hotel in Jerusalem and layed our weary heads down.
Today was one of the most important days in my life for a couple of reasons. We started the day off at an early 7:00am and had a 2 hour bus ride to Jerusalem. Once there we visited Mount Herzl, a military cemetery and one of 143 others in Israel. Quoting JFK "it's not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
Every Israeli takes this to heart, at the age of 18 every boy and girl needs to join the IDF and protect this beautiful country. I have never been to a place that has more pride in its country and people than Israel. Every soldierlives breaths and dies for this Jewish homeland. While in the cemetery we heard beautifully heroic stories about soldiers who lost their lives for others. It was incredibly emotional and beautiful.
After that life changing experience we traveled to the western wall. This spectacle is one that needs to be experienced rather than seen. A photo doesn't do it justice. We then traversed through a 2000 year old water tunnel in pitch darkness. The low of the day had to been saying good bye to all of our soldiers we were traveling with I made bonds and friendships I will cherish the rest of my life. After drying off and saying goodbye we traveled to a beautiful hotel in Jerusalem and layed our weary heads down.
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