2017 Boys Nation - Day 7

The 2017 American Legion Boys Nation delegates linked up with their American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation counterparts to visit Capitol Hill and meet with their Senators and legislative assistants. Upon returning to Marymount University, the Boys Nation senators listened to a presentation from Holocaust survivor Nesse Godin. Photos by Lucas Carter/The American Legion

Morgan Marullo, center, and Emmett McComiskey, right meet with Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) as American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Morgan Marullo, center, and Emmett McComiskey, right meet with Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) as American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Garrett Smith, right, listens as Nafisa Ahmed talks about bills introduced at Girls Nation as they meet with James Christoferson, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations for Senator Ted Cruz. American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Garrett Smith, right, listens as Nafisa Ahmed talks about bills introduced at Girls Nation as they meet with James Christoferson, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations for Senator Ted Cruz. American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
James Mills talks about his Texas Boys State experience with James Christoferson, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations for Senator Ted Cruz. American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
James Mills talks about his Texas Boys State experience with James Christoferson, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations for Senator Ted Cruz. American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Andrew Wiederkehr and Leon Jones chat with Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) as American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Andrew Wiederkehr and Leon Jones chat with Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) as American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Two Boys Nation delegates walk through the Hart Senate Building as American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Two Boys Nation delegates walk through the Hart Senate Building as American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Olivia Cowart, Haley Hall, Keven Hernandez Nuno and Ethan Lowder signs her autograph and some words of encouragement for the Boys Nation and Girls Nation delegates in the Senate Reception Room in the US Capitol Building. American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Olivia Cowart, Haley Hall, Keven Hernandez Nuno and Ethan Lowder signs her autograph and some words of encouragement for the Boys Nation and Girls Nation delegates in the Senate Reception Room in the US Capitol Building. American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Keven Hernandez Nuno, center reacts with excitement after Joni Ernst (R-IA) in the Senate Reception Room in the US Capitol Building signed a book for him. American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Keven Hernandez Nuno, center reacts with excitement after Joni Ernst (R-IA) in the Senate Reception Room in the US Capitol Building signed a book for him. American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Joni Ernst (R-IA) chats with Olivia Cowart, Haley Hall, Keven Hernandez Nuno and Ethan Lowder in the Senate Reception Room in the US Capitol Building as American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Joni Ernst (R-IA) chats with Olivia Cowart, Haley Hall, Keven Hernandez Nuno and Ethan Lowder in the Senate Reception Room in the US Capitol Building as American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Jackson Peck, Kylee Roberts, River Lisius and Edward York meet with Angus King (ME) in the Senate Reception Room in the US Capitol Building as American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Jackson Peck, Kylee Roberts, River Lisius and Edward York meet with Angus King (ME) in the Senate Reception Room in the US Capitol Building as American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Jackson Peck, Kylee Roberts, River Lisius and Edward York (left to right) meet with Angus King (ME) in the Senate Reception Room in the US Capitol Building. American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Jackson Peck, Kylee Roberts, River Lisius and Edward York (left to right) meet with Angus King (ME) in the Senate Reception Room in the US Capitol Building. American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
William Galloway takes a selfie with his senator, Joni Ernst (IA-R) in the Senate Reception Room in the US Capitol Building as American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
William Galloway takes a selfie with his senator, Joni Ernst (IA-R) in the Senate Reception Room in the US Capitol Building as American Legion Boys Nation and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation take to Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and legislative staff on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Jarred Walker, left, and Chann Austine Cortes, right take a photo with Holocaust survivor Nesse Godin after she spoke to the American Legion Boys Nation delegates on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Jarred Walker, left, and Chann Austine Cortes, right take a photo with Holocaust survivor Nesse Godin after she spoke to the American Legion Boys Nation delegates on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Jarred Walker pins a Maryland Boys State pin on the lapel of Holocaust survivor Nesse Godin after she spoke to the American Legion Boys Nation delegates on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Jarred Walker pins a Maryland Boys State pin on the lapel of Holocaust survivor Nesse Godin after she spoke to the American Legion Boys Nation delegates on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Maximino Manzanares of Santa Fe, N.M. takes a photo with Holocaust survivor Nesse Godin after she spoke to the American Legion Boys Nation delegates on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Maximino Manzanares of Santa Fe, N.M. takes a photo with Holocaust survivor Nesse Godin after she spoke to the American Legion Boys Nation delegates on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.