2017 Boys Nation - Day 8

Boys Nation 2017 comes to an end with some songs and tears.
Matthew Shank, president of Marymount University, speaks to Boys Nation senators on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Matthew Shank, president of Marymount University, speaks to Boys Nation senators on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Alabama Nationalist Darius Thomas wears a pin he received from a Minnesota senator on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Alabama Nationalist Darius Thomas wears a pin he received from a Minnesota senator on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Tennessee Federalist Jayson Blackburn slams the gavel signifying the conclusion of the Boys Nation Senate sessions on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Tennessee Federalist Jayson Blackburn slams the gavel signifying the conclusion of the Boys Nation Senate sessions on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
New Mexico Nationalist Maximino Manzanares hugs president pro tempore Pennsylvania Federalist Corey Eisert-Wlodarczyk on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
New Mexico Nationalist Maximino Manzanares hugs president pro tempore Pennsylvania Federalist Corey Eisert-Wlodarczyk on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
New Hampshire Federalist Patrick Rochford yells out during a section gathering on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
New Hampshire Federalist Patrick Rochford yells out during a section gathering on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Past National Commander and Director of Activities Robert Turner leads junior section counselors and Boys Nation senators in song after graduation on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Past National Commander and Director of Activities Robert Turner leads junior section counselors and Boys Nation senators in song after graduation on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Junior counselors and Boys Nation senators give Past National Commander and Director of Activities Robert Turner a standing ovation as he walks into the dining hall at Marymount University on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Junior counselors and Boys Nation senators give Past National Commander and Director of Activities Robert Turner a standing ovation as he walks into the dining hall at Marymount University on Friday, July 28, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.