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Memorials and monuments at Arlington National Cemetery include 28 major and 142 minor monuments and memorials. Arlington National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. It is managed by the United States Army, rather than the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
www.arlingtoncemetery.mil. An aerial view of Arlington National Cemetery's east entrance and the cemetery's Women's Military Memorial in August 2013. Arlington National Cemeteryis the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. Over 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres ...
The Confederate Memorial was a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States, that commemorated members of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America who died during the American Civil War. Authorized in March 1906, former Confederate soldier and sculptor Moses Jacob Ezekiel was ...
Anton Hilberath (1898–1946), one of at least 830 German Prisoners of War, who died and were buried in the United States. [ 13 ] His is the only grave of a German POW at Arlington National Cemetery. [ 14 ] Kara Spears Hultgreen (1965–1994), the first female naval carrier-based fighter pilot.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier United States For deceased U.S. service members whose remains have not been identified Unveiled 11 November 1921 ; 102 years ago (11 November 1921) Location Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER KNOWN BUT TO GOD The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a historic funerary monument dedicated to deceased U.S. service members ...
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. The Rough Riders Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States that commemorates those members of the "Rough Riders" who died in the Spanish–American War in 1898. The grey granite shaft was erected by surviving members of the Rough Riders and their ...
The memorial's ability to honor the dignity of and merge seamlessly with Arlington National Cemetery is a critical element of its design, critics say. The Military Women's Memorial is located on a 4.2 acres (17,000 m 2) [147] site at the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery (although it is technically on National Park Service land). The main ...
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. The Argonne Cross Memorial is a memorial to American military personnel who died fighting in France during World War I. It was erected on November 13, 1923, and stands in Section 18 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States.