War Memorials & Cemeteries

Top two Arlington officials tell conflicting stories

The superintendent and his deputy disagree on who knew what, and when, about misplaced remains at the cemetery Arlington National Cemetery superintendent John C. Metzler, right, and Army Undersecretary Nelson M. Ford, left,...

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Fort Hood victim buried at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Va. — Funeral services were held Monday at Arlington National Cemetery for a military physician assistant killed in the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, 55, of Havre De Grace, Md., was at Fort...

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Mom aims to transform her grief with wreaths

MANCHESTER - As a military funeral coordinator, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James Dixon's mission was to honor those who serve and comfort those who grieve. Now Anne Chouinard wants to honor her son in similar fashion.

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Ready for Honor Flights

Friendship Haven will be well-represented among the thousands of veterans traveling to the national World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., as part of the Honor Flight program. Two World War II veterans from the Fort Dodge...

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Remains of Korean War veteran laid to rest at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery

KSDK -- The remains of a Korean War veteran with local ties, who had been missing for decades, were buried Friday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery with full military honors. Private First Class Green Finley Jr. was born...

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Ground-breaking ceremony begins construction of bell tower at veterans’ cemetery in Sierra Vista

SIERRA VISTA — On May 30 next year, the sound of patriotic music will be the norm on grounds of the Southern Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery. It will be on Memorial Day 2010 when a 40-foot-tall carillon — a bell tower —...

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Orlando woman's dad interred - this time for real

Teocca Thompson-Thomas of Orlando views photos of her father recently. But when she tried to arrange his burial at Florida National Cemetery, she was told he had been buried at Arlington National Cemetery. (JASON GREENE,...

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Gettysburg Address Delivered by Lincoln

Celebrated Ideals of Equality and Democracy President Lincoln's most famous speech of 10 poetic sentences was at first received along partisan lines, but it is now regarded as one of the best in American history. On this day in...

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Funeral Highlights Search for Missing Servicemembers

By Ian Graham Special to American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2009 – The leaves are changing color at Arlington National Cemetery – a bright backdrop for something as sobering as a funeral. An Army chaplain in his...

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Swiss Internees

Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington National Cemetery In memory of the gallant combat aircrewmen of the USAAF 8th, 9th, 12th, and 15th Air Forces who were left in Switzerland, 1943-1945 during WWII with "everlasting friends."...

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