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WebThe Official Website of Arlington National Cemetery. Welcome to Arlington National Cemetery, our Nation's most hallowed ground. This historic cemetery bears witness to our American heritage and the military service and sacrifice of men and women in uniform throughout our history.
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WebThe Official Website of Arlington National Cemetery. Welcome to Arlington National Cemetery, our Nation's most hallowed ground. This historic cemetery bears witness to our American heritage and the military service and sacrifice of men and women in uniform throughout our history.
Find a Grave - Arlington National Cemetery
WebArlington National Cemetery's app, ANC Explorer, enables families, visitors and the public to locate gravesites and other points of interest throughout the cemetery; to view front-and-back headstone photos and points of interest; and to receive directions to these locations.
Arlington National Cemetery - Wikipedia
WebArlington National Cemetery is one of two cemeteries in the United States National Cemetery System that are maintained by the United States Army. Nearly 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington County, Virginia .
Arlington National Cemetery - Background, Graves & Location - HISTORY
WebSep 28, 2017 · Arlington National Cemetery is a U.S. military cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C. The site, once the home of Confederate Army commander Robert E. Lee, is now the...
Guide to Visiting Arlington National Cemetery | washington.org
WebThe Arlington National Cemetery is the country’s largest military cemetery and serves as the final resting place for more than 400,000 military veterans and their immediate family from the fronts of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as World Wars I and II, the Korean conflict, Vietnam, the Cold War and America’s Civil War.
Arlington National Cemetery | History, Burials & Memorials
WebApr 19, 2024 · Tomb of the Unknowns (foreground) and the Memorial Amphitheater, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Arlington National Cemetery, U.S. national burial ground in Arlington county, Virginia, on the Potomac River directly opposite Washington, D.C. Located on the antebellum plantation of George Washington Parke Custis, the …
Arlington National Cemetery - U.S. National Park Service
WebOct 5, 2023 · Olmsted Designed Cemetery. MANAGED BY: Arlington National Cemetery. With the end of the Civil War marked the need for several national military cemeteries. Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army and civil engineer Montgomery Meigs was tasked with developing Arlington National Cemetery.
Arlington National Cemetery--Civil War Era National …
WebArlington National Cemetery, the most famous cemetery in the country, is the final resting place for many of our nation’s greatest heroes, including more than 300,000 veterans of every American conflict, from the Revolutionary War to Iraq and Afghanistan. Since its founding in 1866, Arlington National Cemetery has provided a solemn place to ...
Arlington National Cemetery - Find a Grave
WebArlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna (Custis) Lee, a descendant of Martha Washington.
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