DSC_1202 (2) - Uncommon Valor Was a Common Virtue.
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz used the phrase to describe the fierce fighting during the Battle of Iwo Jima. He famously stated, "Among the Americans Serving on Iwo Island", uncommon valor was a common virtue." This historic quote is engraved on the base of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.
DSC_1738 - Train Station Kleine Scheidegg Switzerland.
There is a train station located in Zurich International Airport in Zurich Switzerland. A train runs from the airport station through Lucerne and Interlaken Switzerland leading to the Kleine Scheidegg station. From here there is a "lift" that proceeds to the highest point in Europe known as the Jungfraujoch.
I have pictures of all of these locations on this website. It is one of the most interesting places on the European continent.
DSC_1698Â - Switzerland Jungfraujoch.
DSC_1565 (3) - Village Switzerland.
Vihra in Switzerland - Espresso in Interlaken.Â
Vihra in Lucern Switzerland.
I have several videos on YouTube depicting what can be seen on this journey. This is one of them:
Switzerland Interlaken-Oberhasli District.
YouTube is filled with advertising and is not a suitable location for photographic art. That is all it is.
This piece begins with mournful, melancholic melody, always moving on the off-beat, that gradually builds in intensity in 3rds and 6ths. A warm, comforting melody wells up from the bass at (2:22) and slowly builds to a soaring climax (3:17). The music crashes back down to earth and almost dies out, before the first theme re-emerges, even more beautiful and sad than before (4:16). It concludes with one last struggle and a final collapse (5:25).