Arlington National Cemetery

Sep 25, 2023

A guide to Gold Star Mother’s Day

Each year, events, observances, and meetings are held around the country for Gold Star Mothers and their families.

Sep 25, 2023

Jun 2, 2023

The invincible spirit of William Francis Buckley

The story of William Francis Buckley is one of tragedy and heroism, but it doesn’t end there. It’s also a saga of justice.

Jun 2, 2023

Mar 27, 2023

MoH Monday: Specialist Ross McGinnis

In 2006, Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis, a U.S. Army member, was on patrol in eastern Baghdad during the Iraq War….

Mar 27, 2023

Dec 13, 2022

How to participate in this year’s National Wreaths Across America Day

National Wreaths Across America (WAA) Day is a day of remembrance and honor. It is a day to come together…

Dec 13, 2022

Nov 11, 2022

Why we celebrate Veterans Day

Veterans Day is a key military observance that offers a chance for the country to pay respect to all who…

Nov 11, 2022

Oct 19, 2022

The complete guide to Army & military bases in Virginia

Do you have questions about the Fort Lee military base in Virginia? Or maybe you just have questions in general…

fort belvoir is one of the military bases in Virginia

Oct 19, 2022

BYChase Millsap

May 30, 2022

Honoring our fallen isn’t political. It’s American.

I nearly died just days after arriving in Iraq. This was my first deployment and although I had never seen combat, I was a well-trained, physically fit, mentally prepared Marine. None of that mattered when a grenade landed near us. Luckily, we all w…

BYChase Millsap

May 30, 2022

May 30, 2022

Old Guard soldiers place the flags at Arlington National Cemetery – Memorial Day 2022

In the pre-dawn darkness of Thursday, May 26, uniformed members of the military spread out among the headstones of Arlington…

May 30, 2022

BYBethaney Phillips

Apr 21, 2023

Arlington National Cemetery was owned by General Lee and confiscated for back taxes

Arlington National Cemetery is a well-known tourist spot in which soldiers and civilians alike can pay their respects. The military…

BYBethaney Phillips

Apr 21, 2023

Feb 24, 2023

6 respectful facts about the Sentinels who guard Arlington’s Tomb of the Unknowns

It doesn’t matter if the sun is shining, if a hurricane is passing through Washington, DC or if a Tomb…

Feb 24, 2023

Jan 15, 2022

Watch: Famous graves at Arlington

Arlington National Cemetery holds over 300,000 United States veterans. Veterans from every US war or conflict since the Revolutionary War…

Jan 15, 2022

BYMiguel Ortiz

Oct 4, 2022

The first all-female guard change at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Located in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is the final resting place of fallen, unidentified…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Oct 4, 2022

Oct 5, 2021

Why President Truman ordered this NCO interred at Arlington National Cemetery

Anyone unfamiliar with presidential history should know that Harry Truman didn’t take guff from anyone and few people were more…

Oct 5, 2021

Jul 25, 2021

This is how Robert E. Lee’s house became Arlington National Cemetery

Before the Civil War, Robert E. Lee’s mansion was part of a Virginia estate on the Potomac River, across from the nation’s capital. It was…

Jul 25, 2021

Mar 16, 2021

Arlington National Cemetery workers carried a WWII vet to see his wife’s grave

There’s not a lot the volunteers and employees at Arlington National Cemetery won’t do for veterans and their families. Every Memorial Day, they adorn each gravesite with a flag of remembrance.