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NEWS ABOUT: Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery stories: 14 news summaries

 Nation Marks Veterans Day 

Obama lays a wreath at Arlington

Nov 11, 09 12:18 PM CST
(Newser) - The nation honored its war veterans today at services around the country. President Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington, telling vets and their families that "there is no tribute, no commemoration, no praise that can truly match the magnitude of your service and... More »

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veterans • US military • Arlington National Cemetery • Veterans Day • President Obama

 Arlington Mix-Up 
 Creates Another 
 Unknown Soldier 

Unidentified remains found in plot listed as vacant

Oct 7, 09 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arlington National Cemetery has buried an unknown soldier for the first time since 1984 because of bungled paperwork. Workers burying a service member in Grave 449 in 2003 found human remains in the ground when paperwork had marked the plot as vacant. The plot was left unmarked until recently when... More »

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US military • Arlington • Arlington National Cemetery • cemetery • Tomb of the Unknowns

(Newser) - Ted Kennedy will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery today, but for many soldiers killed in Iraq or Afghanistan the wait for an Arlington burial is a lot longer, writes Mark Benjamin at Salon. Kennedy himself once intervened for a Massachusetts family who was told they’d have to wait... More »

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Ted Kennedy • Arlington National Cemetery • burial • cemetery

 Bipartisan Crew Fetes 'Teddy' 
 
 

GOP senators McCain, Hatch join Dem stalwarts, Kennedy family at memorial

Aug 28, 09 9:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Politicians from both parties joined family and friends tonight in Boston, the Globe reports, to remember Sen. Ted Kennedy, who died Tuesday at 77. He was “the best ally you could have,” said Republican John McCain; GOP colleague Orrin Hatch said they were “like two fighting brothers.... More »

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John McCain • Joe Biden • John Kerry • Boston • Ted Kennedy • Orrin Hatch • Arlington National Cemetery • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • memorial service • John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

(AP) - Ted Kennedy's body is en route to Boston, where he will lie in repose at his slain brother's presidential library for 2 days of public visitation. The motorcade carrying the senator's body and members of his family departed the family compound on Cape Cod for the 70-mile trip to the... More »

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Congress • Boston • Senate • John F. Kennedy • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Arlington National Cemetery • funeral • Cape Cod • presidential library • Hyannis Port • Edward Kennedy

(Newser) - President Obama will deliver the eulogy at Sen. Ted Kennedy’s funeral Saturday in Boston, the Globe reports this evening. Obama will make the short trip from Martha’s Vineyard, where he’s vacationing, to the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help for the morning service; Kennedy will be... More »

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Ted Kennedy • Arlington National Cemetery • brain cancer • President Obama • Martha's Vineyard • eulogy • Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

(Newser) - Ted Kennedy will be buried at Arlington Cemetery near his brothers, MSNBC reports. Other details are firming up: His funeral will be Saturday at Mission Church in Boston, and a two-day wake will take place Thursday and Friday at the JFK Library and Museum, also in Boston. Kennedy will be... More »

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John F. Kennedy • Ted Kennedy • Arlington National Cemetery • burial • political dynasty • senator

 Obama Salutes Fallen Troops 

Hosts breakfast, lays wreath at Arlington

May 25, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama marked Memorial Day with tributes to the military and fallen troops, the AP reports. He began the day with a breakfast for those who had lost loved ones in the military; afterward, he visited Arlington National Cemetery for the traditional laying of a wreath at the Tomb of... More »

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Arlington National Cemetery • speech • Memorial Day • President Obama • Tomb of the Unknowns

analysis

20 Years Later, Lockerbie Families' Work Endures


Dec 20, 08 6:38 PM CST
(Newser) - With the 20th anniversary of the Pan Am flight 103 bombing upon us tomorrow, it's a good time not just to remember the victims but to salute their families for the wide-ranging changes they worked to bring about, writes Alan Levin in USA Today. “Laws on everything from lawsuits... More »

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terrorism • Scotland • Libya • bombing • Arlington National Cemetery • Lockerbie • Pan Am

As Tomb Cracks, Army Mulls New Monument to Unknowns

Repeated patching leaves Arlington marker 'shabby,' but replacement may dim symbolism

Nov 9, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The US Army’s proposal to build a replica of the cracked marble monument atop the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery is reigniting controversy, USA Today reports. “It is important to have the authentic tomb that was there when the first remains were interred,” said... More »

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veterans • US Army • Arlington National Cemetery • monument • historian • memorial • preservation • Tomb of the Unknowns

 Cracked
 Tomb of
 Unknowns 
 Draws Fire

Officials, preservationists square off over future of Tomb of the Unknowns

Aug 27, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cracks marring the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery are driving a spirited debate on how to return the marble monument to its original glory, CNN reports. On one side stand cemetery officials, who would like to replace the sarcophagus with a replica; on the other, stand preservationists,... More »

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Arlington National Cemetery • tomb • preservation

 Busy Military Cemeteries
 Keep Customers Satisfied 

1,800 vets a day are dying

May 25, 08 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - With veterans of World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam dying at a record clip, US National Cemeteries are performing more than 100 burials a day—and often use assembly-line tactics to meet demand, AP reports. Despite the use of heavy machinery and the volume—1,800 veterans die... More »

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veterans • Department of Veterans Affairs • Vietnam veteran • Arlington National Cemetery • World War II • Korean War • National Cemeteries • National Cemetery Administration

 Bush Hails 'Noble' Iraq War

President marks Veterans Day in Texas

Nov 12, 07 3:25 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush marked the fifth Veterans Day since the beginning of the war in Iraq at an emotional ceremony at an American Legion Post in Texas where four fallen servicemen were honored. Bush was expected to use the opportunity to scold Congress for not sending him a veterans spending bill,... More »

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Dick Cheney • David Petraeus • Arlington National Cemetery • Veterans Day • American Legion Post 121 • Iraq war • Iraq war spending

Sheehan Arrested in Impeachment Protest

Anti-war mom will run against Pelosi

Jul 24, 07 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Antiwar mom Cindy Sheehan was arrested yesterday after overstaying her welcome in Rep. John Conyer's office on Capitol Hill. She was there to urge Conyers to impeach President Bush over his conduct of the war in Iraq, and to announce that she will run for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Dick Cheney • House Judiciary Committee • Bush impeachment • troop withdrawal • Virginia • John Conyers • Cindy Sheehan • anti war movement • Arlington National Cemetery • Washington, DC • Iraq war • George W. Bush

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