(EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece was originally published on February 23, 2024.)
After finding out that CPAC was going to be held in Washington D.C. this year, and having never attended CPAC before, I decided to attend. The decision was not a hard one to make — it’s a presidential election year, it’s in our nation’s capital, so let’s go!
But there was another reason that was driving my desire to go, one that I firmly believe was the most important part of it all. Since my time in the Marine Corps and my time in combat, I have never been able to make it to D.C. so I could visit Arlington National Cemetery. A brother Marine of mine is buried there in Section 60, and being able to take the time to visit him, pay my respects, and honor him and all the other heroes that are laid to rest there would be an honor that I could never turn down.
As I was planning my trip, I was able to…
