The idea was to develop and lead a study trip to Europe examining the history, art, and legacy of wa

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The idea was to develop and lead a study trip to
Europe examining the history, art, and legacy of
war.
All we needed was
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the leaders and
the students.
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The journey began in Chicago on a Sunday
afternoon
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then a 7 hour flight to London.
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Things looked a bit different.
And sounded different, too.
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First time on a subway for some.
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We visited some traditional museums...
Imperial War Museum, London
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And some famous sites.
Buckingham Palace
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What began as 25 strangers, quickly became a band
of friends and fellow adventurers.
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We wanted to see everything
Westminster and Big Ben
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The London Eye
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Tower Bridge
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Covent Garden
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Richlands Dr. Laurie Hughes at Sherlock Holmes
site
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It all became a bit overwhelming.
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An early lesson learned was the value of a
strategic break.
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Day 2 -- Our first battlefield Hastings, 1066.
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Not all teaching takes place in a classroom.
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A Normans eye view
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And a Saxons.
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Day 3 -- On the Eurostar from London to the
continent.
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Our next destination was Brussels.
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Students explored the heart of the city
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The Grand Place.
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Beautiful architecture
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Incredible food
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A sense of history
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And a sense of humor.
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Day 4 Waterloo
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Site of a truly important battle in Western
History.
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Richland Scholar
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A dramatic diorama in the round gave a feel for
that day.
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A stark contrast to the pastoral scene from the
top of the lion statue.
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Then back on the bus and southwest a few miles
and forward 100 years to
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Ypres and World War One.
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Dr. Hughes emphasizes how war often provides the
inspiration for art and poetry.
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Richland Students at John McCraes Grave
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The entire city of Ypres was destroyed in the
fighting.
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The Menin Gate commemorates thousands of Allied
dead and missing.
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As does Tyne Cot cemetery just outside of Ypres.
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Additionally, the Thiepval monument lists the
names of 70,000 missing from the 1916 Somme
campaign alone.
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The students searched the registers for their own
family names among the lists.
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Some found them among the Allied dead.
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Some among the killed of the Central Powers.
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Day 5 Back to the trenches at the
Newfoundlanders Park.
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Dr. McDonald acts as both guide and researcher at
the WWI sites.
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More lists of the price of war.
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Good luck and a favorable route led us
unexpectedly to the magnificent cathedral at
Amiens.
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Day 6 The 15th century and the Battle of
Agincourt.
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On to Normandy and Rouen.
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A street festival for the local patron saint.
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Days 7 8 The Normandy Landing beaches.
Flag display at Pegasus Bridge
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A welcome cup of tea at the first pub liberated
on D-Day, June 6, 1945.
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Arromanches site of the Allied Mulberry
artificial harbor.
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Liberating a Nazi observation bunker.
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Storming Omaha beach.
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Dr. Roehrs supplemented classroom lectures with
teaching in an historical setting.
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The American cemetery at Omaha Beach.
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Richlands Garrett Cripe contemplates D-Day
sacrifice.
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The Le Cambe German cemetery
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A little bit of home in Caen, France.
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The ambitious itinerary begins to take a toll on
Richlands Joel Mayo.
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Day 9 The Palace of Versailles and Paris
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The remarkable Hall of Mirrors.
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Day 10 Free day in Paris.
Lady Liberty on the banks of the Seine
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Richland students in Paris
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Students were always encouraged to sample the
local culture and cuisine.
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• Whether it was on battlefields, in museums,
  absorbing culture, enjoying new cuisine,
  exploring foreign cities, or any of a host of
  other directed and individual activities,
  students obtained a new understanding and
  appreciation for the history and culture of
  Western Civilization.
• And whether it was seeing their world from

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Quasimodos perspective
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inside of a German bunker
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atop a First World War battlefield memorial
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inside of an 11th century Norman abbey
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or the top of a really tall tower
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the difference in their appreciation of the
history, art, and legacy of war in Europe was
like day
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and night.