Leesburg is a lovely, small and historic town in Virginia's horse and wine country about an hour west of Washington, DC. While there for Mike's and Randee's wedding we took the opportunity to explore the town's historic district, surrounding countryside and stately antebellum mansions, nearby Waterford, a tiny gem of a village that has changed little in two centuries, and the Ball's Bluff Battlefield, site of one of the earliest significant engagements between Union and Confederate forces in the Civil War.
![Geroge Catlett MarshallGeorge Catlett Marshall, Jr. (December 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959) was an American soldier and statesman famous for his leadership roles during World War II and the Cold War. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense. He was hailed as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II,[4] Marshall served as the United States Army Chief of Staff during the war and as the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.Marshall's name was given to the Marshall Plan, subsequent to a commencement address he presented as Secretary of State at Harvard University in the June of 1947. The speech recommended that the Europeans collectively create their own plan for rebuilding Europe after World War II noting, "It is logical that the United States should do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health in the world."](https://stored-cf.slickpic.com/Mzc5OTJhOTA2ZDFmMw,,/20140620/ODM3NTMyMTBhZDE,/pm/600/070.jpg){kind=link}
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