On July 23, American Legion Boys Nation senators visited Capitol Hill to meet with their respective state senators and also heard from Holocaust survivor Nesse Godin.
The 2015 Boys Nation senators swear in their president and vice-president, visit The Pentagon and wrap up the day at Twilight Tattoo in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 22. (Photos by Lucas Carter()
July 21 was election day, as both the Federalists and Nationalists chose their presidential and vice-presidential candidates, and later voted Aravind Byju of Florida as the 2015 Boys Nation president and Peter Hewitt Spectre of Maine as vice-president. (Photos by Lucas Carter)
Boys Nation delegates spent time at Arlington National Cemetery July 20 and placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. (Photos by Lucas Carter)
On Day 3 of 2015 Boys Nation, delegates started the day off with a non-denominational patriotic memorial service, and then broke into senate and party conventions. Afterwards, they met with National Commander Michael D. Helm at Greenbelt, Md., Post 136 for a dinner, and finished the night off by visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Lincoln Memorial and Korean War Veterans Memorial. (Photos by Lucas Carter)
