Saturday, March 30, 2013
The cemetery is hosting the service at 6:30 a.m. Sunday.
An Easter sunrise service at Arlington National Cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater will take place at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Sunrise on Easter Sunday is at 6:52 a.m. The weather forecast predicts a 50 percent chance of rain with a high of 59 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The service includes a performance by the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and will be led by Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Charles R. "Ray" Bailey, U.S. Army deputy chief of chaplain. The service is nondenominational and open to the public. Gates open at 5:15 a.m., according to the cemetery. Parking is available at the cemetery’s visitor’s hall and at the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall parking lot. More: 2012 Easter Sunrise Service at Arlington National …
Friday, January 25, 2013
Cemetery will be closed to vehicle traffic until 1 p.m. Saturday.
Not long before Christmas, volunteers with Wreaths Across America placed wreaths at about 112,000 gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery. Saturday, the cemetery needs volunteers to help clean them up. The cemetery's welcome center will open at 7 a.m. for volunteers; they will be briefed on the cleanup plan shortly before 9 a.m. at the Memorial Amphitheater. The cleanup should last until about 1 p.m. The cemetery will be closed to vehicles, including those with permanent passes, during that time. Due to limited parking, the cemetery encourages volunteers to use Metro. The cleanup will take place regardless of weather, according to an Arlington National Cemetery news release. Volunteers are encouraged to wear gloves, comfortable shoes and…
Monday, November 12, 2012
President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day.
President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2012. Below are the Prsident's full remarks at Arlington National Cemetery, as released by the White House. The ceremony began at 11:36 a.m. Sunday: Thank you so much. Please, everybody, be seated. Good morning, everyone. Thank you, Secretary Shinseki, for a lifetime of service to our nation, and for being such a tireless advocate on behalf of America’s veterans, including your fellow Vietnam veterans. To Rick Delaney; to Vice President Biden; to Admiral Winnefeld; Major General Linnington; our outstanding veteran service organizations; our men and women in uniform – Active, Guard and Reserve - and most of all, to …
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Cemetery has hosted Easter service for more than 20 years.
In the chill predawn air, the the rumble of shuttles and soft sounds of instruments being tuned broke the usual quiet surrounding Arlington National Cemetery early Sunday. An estimated 4,000 visitors gathered to attend the Easter sunrise service, a 20-plus year tradition at what many consider to be this nation's most hallowed ground. The non-denominational worship service featured live music from the U.S. Army Band and a sermon by Gen. Charles "Ray" Bailey, U.S. Army deputy chief of chaplains. "This will be my first time conducting for the Easter sunrise and I'm really looking forward to it," said Capt. Richard A. Winkels, associate conductor of the U.S. Army Band. "Many of our band members had very early mornings and were up at 3:30 or 4 …
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Cemetery, U.S. National Park Service highlight African-American contributions to local, regional and national history.
Arlington National Cemetery this month hosted a tour that specifically highlighted the contributions of African-Americans to the history of the region, the Civil War and the United States in general. The two-hour tour was packed with a wealth of information and included stops at the former site of Freedman's Village, the historic slave quarters at Arlington House and Section 27, the site where blacks were buried when the cemetery officially opened. At the time, burials were segregated. Sixty-three slaves worked the Custis-Lee family's Arlington plantation before the land was established as the cemetery, including a man named Jim Parks. Parks later became a gravedigger at the cemetery and the federal government gave special permission for …
Friday, November 11, 2011
The president placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and offered remarks at Arlington National Cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater on Friday.
President Barack Obama, in his remarks Friday at Arlington National Cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater, compared today’s servicemen and women to the Greatest Generation that faced the hardships of World War II. Obama also noted the upcoming holidays would serve as a season of homecomings following the end of the war in Iraq and the anticipated withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan. Over the next five years, 1 million troops will return to civilian life. “This generation of service members – this 9/11 Generation – has borne the burden of our security during a hard decade of sacrifice. Our servicemen and women make up less than 1 percent of Americans, but also more than 1 million military spouses and 2 million children and millions more…
Saturday, September 10, 2011
First family arrived at cemetery shortly before noon Saturday.
President Barack Obama and the first lady visited Alrington National Cemetery shortly before noon today to pay their respects to fallen U.S. soldiers, according to the Associated Press and media reports distributed by the White House. The couple visited Section 60, which is reserved for U.S. servicemen and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 6,200 military personnel have been killed in those wars, the AP reported. The Obamas breifly visited with family members who were at gravesites in Section 60. This is the president's third visit to that section, according to the White House. "On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the President believes that it is important for all Americans to honor those who have served …
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command and FBI have been looking into allegations since October.
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command confirmed in a Wednesday news conference that it is working with the FBI on multiple investigations focusing on former administrators and personnel at Arlington National Cemetery. The ongoing investigations into possible criminal activity include the burial of eight sets of cremated remains in a single grave, improper burial reservations and contract fraud, command spokesman Chris Grey said. “We are vigorously pursuing any potential wrongdoing, and if criminal conduct is found, the Army will take appropriate action,” Grey said. Investigators have probed several allegations involving personnel and activities at Arlington Cemetery since October 2010. That month, eight sets of remains were found in…
Jody
5:41 pm on Saturday, March 3, 2012
I agree with Joe. The emphasis on diversity doesn't make us stronger, it just divides us. more ›