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Officers of the 8th New York Infantry Regiment at Arlington House in June 1861, two months after the beginning of the American Civil War The Custis-Lee Mansion, originally known as Arlington House, [5] with Union Army soldiers on its lawn during the American Civil War on June 28, 1864 Arlington National Cemetery and the Netherlands Carillon in December 2012 The Old Guard transports the flag ...
With that in mind, we collected some of the most moving photos taken at Arlington National Cemetery to honor those who perished while fighting on behalf of the United States. More to see on AOL.com
An Army caisson carried the Vietnam Unknown from the Capitol to the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 28, 1984. President Reagan presided over the funeral, presented the Medal of Honor to the Vietnam Unknown, and acted as next of kin by accepting the interment flag at the end of the ceremony.
There are over 300,000 headstones and hundreds of memorials at Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington House itself is a memorial to George Washington.The son of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, John Parke Custis purchased the 1,100-acre (450 ha) tract of wooded land on the Potomac River north of Alexandria, Virginia in 1778.
Larry Thorne (born as Lauri Törni, 1919–1965), Finnish soldier who served in the US special forces and was a World War II veteran; called "soldier who fought under three flags" (Finland, Germany, and US); also, the only former member of the Waffen SS to be interred in Arlington
Arlington National Cemetery in Fort Myer, Virginia, allowed the public to walk on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Plaza to lay flowers in front of the tomb for the first time in almost 100 years ...
The video shows Trump visiting graves, posing for photos with Gold Star families and participating in the wreath-laying ceremony in what appears to be Section 60 of the cemetery ― a space ...
English: A picture of the soldier who guards the unknown soldiers grave in Arlington National Cemetary. Pacing back and forth, watching over the grave. The rifle is an M14 which an affixed ceremonial rifle stock — the semi pistol grip area of the stock is shaved down — for use by the sentinels of The Old Guard.