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On June 16, 2010, The Washington Post notified the cemetery's new superintendent, Patrick K. Hallinan, that the newspaper's staff had found discarded headstones, most still bearing names, in a stream adjacent to Section 28 of the cemetery. Arlington officials are investigating and stated that they do not know why the headstones were there. [22]
In 1874, George Washington Custis Lee sued the U.S. federal government, claiming ownership of the Arlington Cemetery grounds. On December 9, 1882, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5–4 in Lee's favor in United States v. Lee, concluding that the U.S. government seized Arlington Cemetery and its surrounding grounds without affording Lee due process ...
John C. Metzler Jr. was born in 1947 to John C. Metzler Sr. and his wife Bernadette. [4] He was one of four sons. [4] [5] He attended schools in Arlington, Virginia, including Fort Myer Elementary School (now closed), Alice West Fleet Elementary School (formerly Patrick Henry Elementary School), and Wakefield High School.
The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing defense officials and internal messages, that Pentagon officials had been “deeply concerned” that Trump’s visit to Arlington National ...
The US Army has been ordered by a district court judge to release records related to former President Donald Trump’s controversial August visit to Arlington National Cemetery by this Friday at ...
WASHINGTON − A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Army officials to release internal records regarding former President Donald Trump’s controversial August visit to Arlington National Cemetery ...
Montgomery C. Meigs (1816–1892), brigadier general; Arlington National Cemetery was established by Meigs, who commanded the garrison at Arlington House and appropriated the grounds on June 15, 1864, for use as a military cemetery
What is Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery? Section 60 is a 14-acre parcel of the cemetery. It's mostly reserved for veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.