Maybe Gettysburg Park in PA needs to hear from some DUers. They say they've received

[susanna]

40. Thank you, appleannie. I spent two days, but it was not nearly enough.

I never guessed how much it would affect me.

We drove to get the size/scope and toured the museum on the first day, including the Cyclorama. The next day, we walked various areas of the battlefield to place things we had learned the day before in their context. (I still think we need to go back to cover many things we missed.)

I can say I walked away from Gettysburg changed. It was a profoundly moving place. And yes, the thoughts of so many soldiers on suicide missions - both Union (20th Maine, as an example, holding the flank) and confederate (charging with no cover over a vast, open field) - really humbles you. Could I do that? Would I do that?

Our today was shaped by what happened there during three long, agonizing days many years ago. I do believe that it is hallowed ground in the history of our nation. The Gettysburg Address means so much more to me now after being there.