Arlington National Cemetery
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Officer should run Arlington Cemetery, Va. congressman says
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Republican Rob Wittman announced Tuesday that he has introduced legislation that would require placement of a commissioned officer in charge of Army National Cemeteries, which has Arlington National Cemetery as its centerpiece.
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Memorial Day 2013: Veterans, families share stories of love, honor
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Thousands of veterans descended on D.C. Monday in memory of our fallen heroes. They shared stories of sacrifice, love and honor at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Memorial Day 2013: Honoring the fallen at Arlington National Cemetery
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Every Saturday and Sunday for seven years, Xiomara Mena walks between the white stone markers for her son, 24-year-old corporal Andy Dee Anderson.
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Memorial Day in DC: President Obama joins fellow Americans in honoring the fallen
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Speaking at Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, Obama said he worries that the country's servicemen and women aren't being fully appreciated in an era in which "most Americans are not directly touched by war."
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Memorial Day: The Old Guard places flags on graves at Arlington National Cemetery
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On the eve of Memorial Day weekend since 1948, the Army's official ceremonial unit - the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) - deploys at Arlington National Cemetery to place American flags at each grave.
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Arlington Cemetery, Manassas Battlefield among Virginia endangered sites
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Preservation Virginia's annual most endangered list includes Arlington National Cemetery, a network of rural schools that aimed to improve educational opportunities for young black students in rural areas, and Manassas Battlefield.
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Prince Harry honors war dead at Arlington National Cemetery
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The prince walked Friday morning through Arlington's Section 60, the resting place of many who died in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
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Arlington National Cemetery columbarium hold Civil War veterans
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Remains of two Civil War soldiers were given a final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, which dedicated a new columbarium court designed to hold the cremated remains of more than 20,000 eligible service members and family.
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Arlington National Cemetery expansion prompts environmental concerns
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Expansion plans at the Arlington National Cemetery are prompting environmental concerns.
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JFK gravesite at Arlington undergoing repairs
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A temporary flame was used from the time of Kennedy's November 1963 funeral until the permanent flame was established in 1967. Officials said repairs are needed after more than four decades of use.
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Arlington National Cemetery expansion plans threaten old trees
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Representatives from Arlington National Cemetery are revealing their plans for additional burial spaces. But environmentalists say the expansion plan calls for using land that would threaten hundreds of trees, many more than a century old.
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Arlington National Cemetery to avoid furloughs
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Arlington National Cemetery officials say they will avoid furloughs this year that are being imposed in other parts of government as a result of automatic budget cuts.
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Dr. Rene Joyeuse to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery
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A highly decorated Swiss-born World War II spy who went from battling Nazis in France to pioneering trauma treatment in the U.S. will have his wish to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery fulfilled later this month.
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John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame scheduled for upgrades
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It’s been burning since the 60s, but now the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame is losing its spark.
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Road closures forced by crashes, icy roads throughout area
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You need to be extremely careful as you hit the roads for your morning commute Thursday. Crashes and ice closed roads throughout the morning commute.
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USS Monitor sailors to be interred at Arlington
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In an announcement Tuesday, Mabus said they could be the last Navy personnel from the Civil War buried at Arlington.
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Arlington National Cemetery: Volunteers collect over 100,000 wreaths
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Volunteers helped in collecting more than 100,000 wreaths that were placed on gravesites at Arlington National cemetery over the holidays.
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Arlington National Cemetery Facebook photo goes viral; two Massachusetts women fired
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The two women responsible for a controversial photo taken at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery have been fired despite their public apology over what they thought was a private posting.
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