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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 ...
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.
Arlington House is the historic Custis family mansion built by George Washington Parke Custis from 1803–1818 as a memorial to George Washington.Currently maintained by the National Park Service, it is located in the U.S. Army's Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia (formerly Alexandria, D.C.).
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.
The Victims of Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon Memorial is a memorial over a group burial site at Arlington National Cemetery in the United States.It commemorates the victims of the attack on the Pentagon, which was struck by a Boeing 757 commercial airliner hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, killing 184 people (excluding the hijackers).
Donald Trump's campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week to honor service members ...
Arlington National Cemetery is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army. Arlington officials require permits for media and other organizations to photograph or record inside the cemetery.
Headstone of U.S. Army Asst. Surgeon Jacob Raub, Medal of Honor recipient, in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, March 17, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released) Camera manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION: Camera model: NIKON D5: Author: Elizabeth Fraser: Exposure time: 1/ ...