Arlington National Cemetery

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Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna (Custis) Lee, a descendant of Martha Washington. The cemetery is situated directly across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. and near The Pentagon. It is served by the Arlington Cemetery station on the Blue Line of the Washington Metro system. In an area of , veterans and military casualties from each of the nation's wars are interred in the cemetery, ranging from the American Civil War through to the military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Pre-Civil War dead were reinterred after 1900. Arlington National Cemetery and United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery are administered by the Department of the Army. The other National Cemeteries are administered by the... more
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    Most Hallowed Ground - The Story of Arlington National Cemetery: Documentary on the founding of Arlington National Cemetery and its growth over the years. Includes JFK funeral, Honor Guards at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Honors Funeral, and views of the cemetery today.
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    Oct. 15: Salon national correspondent Mark Benjamin joins the Morning Joe gang to discuss reports that the cemetery lost track of the identity of remains buried in a grave.
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    Arlington National Cemetery is a military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House.
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    Young soldiers represent the nation at Arlington National Cemetery's funerals.
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    The Justice Department is investigating a range of problems at the nation's top cemetery, including fraud and falsification of records.
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    The Justice Department is investigating a range of problems at the nation's top cemetery, including fraud and falsification of records.
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    President Obama honors those that sacrificed their lives for freedom.
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    CNN's Brooke Baldwin interviewed Mark Benjamin of Time Magazine about his recent article on the Arlington Cemetery mix-up.
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    With amazing vistas of the D.C., Arlington is rich in history to explore.
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    Joan Walsh, editor in chief of Salon.com, discusses her publication's role in breaking the scandal of misidentified grave sites in Arlington National Cemetery.
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    Scores of buglers, trumpeters mark 150th anniversary of Taps at Arlington National Cemetery.
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    Famed Tuskegee Airman, Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr., decorated with multiple medals in World War II, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on the same day that Red Tails, a film dramatizing the pilots’ heroics was released.
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    With full military honors, Marine Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Bell was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The 28 year old, from Detroit, Michigan,  died November 30th in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. His mother and father, Pamela Alexander and James Bell, III and his widow Karen Bell, were presented flags by Sgt. Maj. Eric ...
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    A few weeks ago Captain Jason Hohnberger was on the battlefields of Afghanistan. Now he's one of seven Army chaplains working at Arlington National Cemetery. He spoke with Russ Mitchell about the strains of the job.
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    A few weeks ago Captain Jason Hohnberger was on the battlefields of Afghanistan. Now he's one of seven Army chaplains working at Arlington National Cemetery. He spoke with Russ Mitchell about the strains of the job.
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    President Obama and Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
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    Thousands lay holiday wreaths on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. CNN's Athena Jones reports.
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    Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. With America's war in Iraq coming to an end, the President welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki to the White House and invited him to a moving wreath laying ceremony, and then spoke to troops at Fort Bragg on ending the war...
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    About one in four grave sites at Arlington National Cemetery could be plagued with problems -- according to Army estimates.
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OP-ED: Arlington National Cemetery—A Memorial Day Tribute - HuntingtonNews.Net

Read more at: http://dc.about.com/od/hoildaysseasonalevents/a/MemorialDay.htm Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for those who fought for the Confederacy and Union during the War Between the States. It is also the burial ...

Tomorrow: 200 Buglers at Arlington National Cemetery - DAILY KOS

Only a few, that I've seen, reports on this ceremony tomorrow have been reported. The following was discussed on NPR this morning. 18 May 2012 - This Saturday, 200 buglers will assemble at Arlington National Cemetery to begin playing "Taps," a ...

Arlington ceremony honors 150th anniversary of taps - AF.mil

5/21/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Intermingled with song birds and reverent silence, 200 buglers from around the country collectively sounded America's most recognizable bugle call May 19 at Arlington National Cemetery. From Section 60 to the Kennedy ...
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