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The yearly tradition at Arlington National Cemetery takes about four hours — placing a small American flag exactly one boot-length from each of the 260,000 headstones. Early Thursday morning ...
An American flag will be planted at each of the more than 250,000 military graves in Arlington National Cemetery. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.
Over 1,000 service members were out at sunrise at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday for the annual "Flags In" to honor the nation's fallen military heroes ahead of Memorial Day. American ...
Arlington National Cemetery is well known as the final resting place for fallen U.S. soldiers. Less famous is the elite unit that performs the funerals for these military heroes: The Old Guard ...
ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — The changing of the guard at Arlington National Cemetery has been a time honored tradition for 85 years. Twenty-four hours a day, a member of the Army's Old Guard stands ...
There are more than 400,000 veterans there. Three million people visit Arlington National Cemetery each year to honor the more than 400,000 veterans who are there.
The U.S. Army Old Guard placed American flags on more than 228,000 graves at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday as part of the annual "Flags In" tradition ahead of Memorial Day.
An Arlington National Cemetery Honor Guard bugler plays taps during funeral services for Army Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis, who was killed in Iraq in December 2006. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images ...
From the US Coast Guard: SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Admiral Owen W. Siler's ashes were moved from Savannah to Washington, D.C., Tuesday for an internment service to be held in Arlington Cemetery on Coast Guard ...
A U.S. Capitol Police officer and National Guard veteran who died after engaging with rioters during a Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol in Washington, D.C. has the support of the Secretary of the ...
Arlington National Cemetery said Wednesday that it will host a public memorial procession and military flyover on Nov. 11 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of Unknowns. The procession ...
For 84 years, Army soldiers have performed the changing of the guard at the tomb at Arlington National Cemetery. Last month, for the first time, it was carried out by three women.