Arlington National Cemetery
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Airman missing since Vietnam War buried at Arlington
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An Air Force colonel was buried at Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday with full military honors more than 40 years after his plane was shot down during the Vietnam War.
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Hurricane Irene killed Arlington Oak, the National Cemetery's famous tree
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Hurricane Irene may have knocked out our power and damaged the Washington Monument, but this news hits us where it hurts: A 220-year-old oak tree in Arlington National Cemetery, so popular as to have its own name, was felled by the storm. We will track Irene down and make her pay for this.
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Two men bike across the country to honor fallen servicemembers
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Kevin Mincio and Matt Sauri stopped at Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday to honor two friends who are buried there side-by-side.
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Arlington National Cemetery's upkeep of old reservations, still a challenge
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After years of not keeping records of how many reservations have been made for plots, Arlington National Cemetery officials are still not able to account for who is buried at the historical cemetery, the Washington Post reports.
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Arlington National Cemetery: a literary tour?
Arlington is well known as the final resting ground of America's heroes, Presidents, and military greats, but it's rarely thought of as a literary destination. However, amongst its 300,000+ permanent residents, surely one or two would able to turn a phrase, right? Let's take a look at a few.
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Educators recall legacy of teacher who died in Challenger disaster
Twenty-five years ago today, seven space pioneers lost their lives in their quest to explore the outer bounds of the universe.
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Army probes sale of Arlington cemetery urns
CommentThe Army is investigating how 9-foot-tall, decorative marble urns that once flanked the stage of Arlington National Cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater ended up on a private auction block.
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Arlington cemetery urns turn up on auction block, but how'd they get there?
Grand and ornate, the nine-foot-tall, decorative marble urns for decades flanked the stage of Arlington National Cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater.
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Washington, D.C.-area snow photos
CommentThe first measurable snowfall of the season descended on the Washington region Thursday, promising a messy afternoon commute.
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Efforts to stop earmarks, a cemetery scandal and smoking
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Senate passes Arlington cemetery management bill
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A bill passed by the U.S. Senate requires the Army to report whether graves at Arlington National Cemetery are correctly marked and come up with a plan to fix any errors that are found.
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Caravan of wreaths leaving Maine for Arlington
CommentTens of thousands of wreaths aboard 20 tractor-trailers in Maine are destined for Arlington National Cemetery and other sites.
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Arlington Cemetery elite guards bury one of their own
The "sentinels," as the guards of the Tomb of the Unknowns call themselves, had come to salute one of their own.
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Veterans Day events
Arlington National Cemetery will have a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at 11 a.m.
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Army launches another criminal investigation into Arlington National Cemetery
The Army's Criminal Investigation Command has launched another investigation into Arlington National Cemetery.
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John F Kennedy's inaugural address on gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery being restored letter by letter
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At Arlington National Cemetery, the words of President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address are etched in stone, but they have become worn and weathered.
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Army names new superintendent for Arlington National Cemetery
Hallinan has worked for more than 30 years in the VA's cemetery system.
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Arlington National Cemetery headstone controversy
CommentA walk through Arlington National Cemetery is a tour of America's past wars: Vietnam, Korea, World War II, The Persian Gulf -- all the past wars where the fallen have served are clearly marked.
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