http://www.warmemorialhq.org/om/items/browse?tags=Arlington+National+Cemetery&output=atom2024-03-29T08:22:31-05:00Omekahttp://www.warmemorialhq.org/om/items/show/568
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var str = 'World War I brought massive loss of life and many service member's remains were unidentifiable and thus placed in graves designated as unknown. After the creation of Tombs of the Unknown in Great Britain and France, Congress authorized a national memorial for these unknown soldiers in 1921. Four unknown soldier remains were disinterred and one of them was chosen by a World War I veteran US Army Sgt Edward Younger; this special casket was brought back and buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in a special marble tomb. The crypt bears the inscription "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God". With the rise of tourists,since 1937 the US Army has maintained a 24/7 guard which became the responsibility of the 3rd Infantry Division or "Old Guard." After both World War II and the Korean War additional unknown remains were added in adjacent crypts in 1958. In the 1980s amidst controversy, a Vietnam War service person's remains was added, but subsequent pressure by family members and veterans and DNA testing verified the remains as those of Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Joseph Blassie in 1998. His family requested his reburial at the National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. The Vietnam War Tomb of the Unknown has never been filled and instead was rededicated as a memorial to all service person's from 1958-1975 who are still missing. ';
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var str = 'After the Civil War and the creation of Arlington National Cemetery, a bridge across the Potomac River was proposed that would symbolically reconnect the nation north and south. The Memorial Bridge was not completed until 1932 but achieved this goal as it ran from the Lincoln Memorial to the National Cemetery. The Bridge and Avenue are designed as an Avenue of Heroes and are lined with memorials to important figures and groups. On the Washington DC end of the bridge are two large figures representing Sacrifice and Valor which were sculpted by Leo Friedlander; they were originally to be in granite but because of World War II they would eventually be completed in bronze and gilded. They were cast in Italy and given as gifts to the people of the US in 1951. The Memorial Bridge and Avenue are managed by the National Park Service.';
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Sacrifice & Valor Bridge Memorial Bridge Washington DC
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var str = 'This beautiful equestrian statue of General Phil Kearny Jr resides in Arlington National Cemetery and marks his final resting place. Kearny, a graduate of West Point, fought with the French Foreign Legion in Algiers where he studied cavalry tactics. He would serve in the US Army in the Mexican-American War, where he lost one arm due to injury suffered in a cavalry charge, and become the architect of US Army cavalry tactics. He returned to the Army in the Civil War and was killed at the Second Battle of Bull Run in 1862. He was buried originally in New York City, his home, but was moved to Arlington National Cemetery in 1911 and then moved to his current location in 1914 with the completion of the statue.';
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General Phil Kearny Monument Civil War US Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'This large granite monument sits atop the site where 2,111 remains of unknown soldiers gathered from nearby Civil War battlefields. Because the remains were often little more than pieces of bones or ash, they most likely contain by Union and Confederate soldiers. The engraving states that their remains could not be identified, their names are known and have been recorded by a grateful nation. This was the first tomb to unknowns placed at Arlington.';
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Tomb of Civil War Unknowns US Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'This simple stone marker marks the spot where 14 unknown soldiers and sailors of the War of 1812 lie buried. As the engraving states, the monument honors all those who made the supreme sacrifice in the war. Nearby are buried the remains of a soldier from the war.';
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Tomb of Unknown of War of 1812 Arlington National Cemetery VA
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var str = 'This octagonal granite memorial commemorates the 250 lives lost with the explosion of the USS Serpens ammunition ship at Guadalcanal on January 29, 1945. This was largest loss of life by the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. The names of those lost are inscribed around the eight sides of the memorial. Around the top is carved in large letters that this honors those who lost their lives on the USS Serpens on January 29, 1945. The memorial sits on the site where the 250 remains were buried as a group when returned to the U.S. in 1949; 52 caskets were placed in 28 burial sites with 2 sites left for the memorial. Those listed on the memorial are 193 sailors of the Coast Guard and 56 Army soldiers and one public health doctor. ';
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USS Serpens WWII Monument Arlington National Cemetery Virginia
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var str = 'On February 15, 1898 the USS Maine exploded in Havana, Cuba and took the lives of 253 men (2 officers and 251 enlisted). This memorial is centered around the main mast of the Maine which is set in a very large granite circular building that represents the gun turret of the Maine. The interior is lined with marble Around this circular structure are inscribed the names of those who were lost on the Maine. Solid bronze doors provide access into the interior and on them is set 1/2 of the bell from the Maine with the inscription of the ship's commissioning date. An outer bronze gate adorned with 3 anchors guards the door. Beside the entrance are two large granite urns. Near the mast monument is a ship's anchor and several cannon captures from the Spanish. A plaque on the anchor indicates that those interned nearby were brought from their original burial site in Havana to lie together here in honor in 1899. Behind the mast monument are buried 229 members of the Maine's crew of which only 62 are known.';
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USS Maine Monument Spanish-American War Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'This 50 foot tall Corinthian style granite column was erected to honor all those soldiers and sailors who gave their lives in the U.S. war with Spain. The plaque on the back was added in 1964 and honors all men and women who gave their lives for their country in the 20th century. At the top is a granite sphere on which a bronze eagle has landed with his wings spread. At the base of the memorial are four smaller granite spheres and above the bronze plaques are ring of 44 bronze stars which represent the 44 states in the nation at the time of the war. Behind the column are mounted 4 guns peering out over the cemetery. Two of these are U.S. naval guns and two are captures Spanish cannons made of bronze that have weathered to a green patina.';
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Spanish American War Monument Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'A large free-style granite stone topped by a Maltese cross recognizes nurses who served in and gave their lives during the Spanish-American War. The cross is the symbol of the Society of Spanish American Nurses that was formed during the war and was the first time a specific unit was formed of nurses in the U.S. Army. Below the cross are carved laurel leaves and then a brief inscription "To Our Comrades". Many of the nurses are buried in the Section 21 area around the monument.';
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Spanish American War Nurses Monument Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'This large granite obelisk marker honors the First Voluntary Cavalry who were formed to fight in the Spanish American War. The engraved plaque on the west side includes the unit's insignia and states that it was erected to honor the unit's fallen soldiers. On the three other sides of the monument are inscribed the battles in which the unit served and the names of those who were lost. The monument was dedicated by Theodore Roosevelt. Nearby are gravesites of members of the unit.';
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Rough Riders US Spanish-American War Arlington National Cemetery