Arlington National Cemetery

Exclusive — Patrick K. O’Donnell: Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Was a Moment of ‘Unity and Healing’

Patrick K. O’Donnell, military historian and author of The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier and WWI’s Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home, said on Veterans Day that the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on November 11, 1921, was a moment of “healing and unity” that transcended ethnic and racial lines in the U.S.

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PHOTOS: Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery

Thousands of people are visiting Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day weekend. Arlington is Ground Zero for honoring and remembering the brave men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice so Americans can enjoy freedom every day of the year.

More than 400,000 military members and their families are buried at Arlington National Cem

Charity Needs Help to Decorate Headstones of Fallen Heroes with Wreaths

The executive director of Wreaths Across America, Karen Worcester, joined Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Monday to discuss National Wreaths Across America Day, which is December 17, and to explain how people may get involved to help the deeply patriotic organization. She also thanked Breitbart News readers and listeners for being “instrumental” in helping the group meet its goal of placing a wreath on every headstone at Arlington National Cemetery last year.

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The Church of Arlington National Cemetery

There’s not a lot of talking at Arlington. Even chatterboxes find themselves hushed by the endless rows of white headstones, solemn signposts of heroism, sacrifice, and duty. Yet still, Arlington speaks to me. It is there, for example, that I learned about both justice and the rule of law.

A member of the US Army looks on after placing American flags at graves at Arlington Natio

Thousands of Graves at Arlington Cemetery May Forgo Wreaths Due to Lack of Funding

Wreaths Across America, a non-profit group that for the last 23 years has been placing wreaths on the graves of our nation’s fallen warriors without any government assistance, is thousands short of its goal of placing one commemorative garland at each of the nearly 230,000 headstones at the Arlington National Cemetery, due to a lack of funding this holiday season.

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