Arlington National Cemetery

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a national cemetery located in Arlington, Virginia, across the Potomac from Washington, D.C.: site of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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The president did not directly address the Texas drama during a Memorial Day address Monday at Arlington National Cemetery.
After defeating restrictive voting bill, Texas Democrats send loud message: ‘We need Congress to do their part’|Amy Gardner|May 31, 2021|Washington Post
Playing under images of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknowns is an evocative piece of music written by the Field Band’s Master Sgt.
For Memorial Day, the U.S. Army Field Band evokes feelings of love and loss|John Kelly|May 30, 2021|Washington Post
I suggest that all Congressmen and Senators who are against this Bill visit my son’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery and, while there, think about what their hurtful decisions will do to those officers who will be there for them going forward.
A bipartisan January 6 commission is probably dead. Democrats have a backup plan.|Cameron Peters|May 29, 2021|Vox
The most recent canopy study from the urban suburb, released in 2017, showed the canopy “appears to be staying constant” at about 41 percent, excluding Reagan National Airport and Arlington National Cemetery.
Neighbors mount effort to defend Arlington’s trees from development|Justin Wm. Moyer|February 19, 2021|Washington Post

Instead, he will head to Arlington National Cemetery to pay respect to American soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for this country.
This Is Not a ‘Peaceful Transition’|Tracy Moran|January 20, 2021|Ozy
Fifty years ago on May 29, 1964, Jackie Kennedy, accompanied by her two children, returned to Arlington National Cemetery.
Jackie Kennedy’s Return to Arlington|Nicolaus Mills|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The memorial, the only one of its kind in the country, sits at the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery.
The Names You Don’t Hear: Nearly 200 Women Have Died in Iraq and Afghanistan|Kate Hoit|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gates ends his book by noting he will be buried in Section 60 in Arlington National Cemetery.
The Book America Needs to Read Right Now|John Kael Weston|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The funeral will be in December at Arlington National Cemetery.
Bomb Disposal Expert Takes His Last ‘Lonely Walk’|Michael Daly|November 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Weeks later, after the memorial service and funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Shannon came to visit me in my office.
The First American: Excerpt from Henry Crumpton’s ‘The Art of Intelligence’|Henry A. Crumpton|May 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST