http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Arlington_National_CemeteryFind stories, videos, and photos about Arlington National Cemetery from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:07:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Arlington_National_Cemetery14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Arlington National Cemetery from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/13/arlington.cemetery.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/13/arlington.cemetery.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextArmy Secretary John McHugh ordered a new investigation into poor record keeping and other problems at Arlington National Cemetery even as a separate investigation ended without an absolute answer to who is buried in a grave marked "Unknown."Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/11/us.veterans.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/11/us.veterans.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama paid tribute Wednesday to those who have lost their lives in the nation's wars as well as to the men and women who currently serve.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/mother.soldier.return/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/mother.soldier.return/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen the Army flew home the body of Spc. Stephan Mace from Afghanistan, his mother climbed aboard a small jet with the flag-draped coffin for the last leg of his trip.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301295,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301295,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnPresident Obama called him "The Big Cheese," while his son recalled his loving embraceMon, 31 Aug 2009 09:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/31/kennedy.gravesite/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/31/kennedy.gravesite/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Arlington National Cemetery gravesite of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy opened to the public at 8 a.m. Sunday, a little less than 12 hours after he was buried.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/kennedy.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/kennedy.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCTextShortly before his death, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy wrote a letter to Pope Benedict XVI asking for the pontiff to pray for him as he struggled with an aggressive form of brain cancer, it was revealed at his graveside service Saturday evening.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/ted.kennedy.videos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/ted.kennedy.videos/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama hailed Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as "a champion for those who had none, the soul of the Democratic Party and the lion of the U.S. Senate" at a funeral Mass for the late lawmaker Saturday.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/27/kennedy.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/27/kennedy.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bell tolled atop Boston's Faneuil Hall on Thursday as the body of Sen. Edward Kennedy passed through the streets, while mourners lined up outside his late brother's presidential library for a chance to say goodbye.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/13/arlington.volunteers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/13/arlington.volunteers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery took on a different tone Monday -- the usually quiet and reverent resting place of fallen heroes was buzzing with volunteers, professional landscapers and their equipment during the annual "Renewal and Remembrance" project.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/25/obama.memorial.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/25/obama.memorial.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama marked his first Memorial Day as president on Monday, calling on Americans to remember U.S. troops who died in the service of their country and navigating a Civil War memorial controversy.Mon, 25 May 2009 22:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/05/25/mf.holiday.memorial.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/05/25/mf.holiday.memorial.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextMemorial Day is more than just a three-day weekend and a chance to get the year's first sunburn. Here's a handy 10-pack of facts to give the holiday some perspective.Mon, 25 May 2009 14:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/25/memorial.day.camps/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/25/memorial.day.camps/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn Paul Syverson's photo album, there is only one family picture, taken right after his little sister was born. Paul, then 7, and his father beam with an identical grin.Mon, 25 May 2009 13:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/24/memorial.fallen.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/24/memorial.fallen.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextEach year on Memorial Day, tens of thousands of Americans visit Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington to pay tribute to the men and women who died serving the United States.Mon, 25 May 2009 02:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/23/section.60.cemetery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/23/section.60.cemetery/index.html#cnnSTCTextFlowers arrived at Capt. Marissa Alexander's office at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on June 3, 2005.Sat, 23 May 2009 22:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/26/pentagon.media.war.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/26/pentagon.media.war.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon will lift its ban on media coverage of the flag-draped coffins of war victims arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/25/postal.battalion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/25/postal.battalion/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe honors were late but still well-received Wednesday for members of the first all-African-American, all-female unit to serve overseas in World War II.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/11/last.WWI.veteran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/11/last.WWI.veteran/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrank Buckles considered it his duty to represent his fellow soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/11/war.vets.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/11/war.vets.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTextPhotographer David DeJonge plans to capture a vanishing bit of history Tuesday on a trip to Arlington National Cemetery near Washington.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/27/tomb.unknowns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/27/tomb.unknowns/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery is at the center of combat between preservationists and cemetery officials.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1818037,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1818037,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHow the candidates define their love of country may help determine the election's outcome. TIME asked each for his view of the meaning of patriotism. Here's how they respondedThu, 26 Jun 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/05/26/memorial.cleaning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/05/26/memorial.cleaning/index.html#cnnSTCTextBefore it became a national holiday, Memorial Day was a springtime holiday observed under many different titles, but all shared the same intent: to honor the brave people who died in battle by cleaning and decorating their grave sites.Mon, 26 May 2008 19:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/26/memorial.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/26/memorial.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush on Monday lauded U.S. troops as "an awesome bunch of people" and lamented that some of them have had to die in defense of freedom. Mon, 26 May 2008 18:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/25/slideshow.memorial.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/25/slideshow.memorial.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerica's most recent war dead lie in a quiet patch of ground at Arlington National Cemetery known as Section 60.Mon, 26 May 2008 03:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/08/23/running.cities.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/08/23/running.cities.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextAre you a runner? Now you can see the sights of New York, Chicago and Washington D.C. while on the run -- literally.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:53:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lars_anderson/06/14/landerson.dad/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lars_anderson/06/14/landerson.dad/index.htmlSo there I was on a fall Sunday morning in 1978, a 7-year-old kid sitting in front of my TV tray watching the Smurfs, eating a bowl of Count Chocula cereal when my dad strolled into the living room of our Lincoln, Neb., home. Wearing his velour robe and his straw cowboy hat, my wonderfully eccentric old man asked me if this was the day that the lowly Cincinnati Bengals, my favorite team, were finally going to win a game.Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/28/memorial.day/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/28/memorial.day/index.htmlPresident Bush marked Memorial Day with a call for Americans to stand firm in their efforts against U.S. enemies around the world and with a tribute to fallen troops.Mon, 28 May 2007 17:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/29/memorial.day/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/29/memorial.day/index.htmlThe United States honored its military dead Monday with speeches from its politicians, parades led by its heroes and outdoor celebrations featuring family and food.Tue, 30 May 2006 00:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/17/buffalo.soldier/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/17/buffalo.soldier/index.htmlMark Matthews, the oldest Buffalo Soldier, has died at the age of 111.Sun, 18 Sep 2005 01:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/13/iraqi.arlington.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/13/iraqi.arlington.ap/index.htmlAn Iraqi pilot and four U.S. airmen were together aboard an Iraqi Air Force plane when it crashed in May. Their remains were buried together this week in Arlington National Cemetery.Sat, 13 Aug 2005 23:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/26/pf/marines_coin/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/26/pf/marines_coin/index.htmOn the eve of Memorial Day, the U.S. Mint is remembering America's fighting men and women.Thu, 26 May 2005 13:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/10/vietnam.returned/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/10/vietnam.returned/index.htmlFunerals came nearly four decades late for four U.S. servicemen, three of whom who were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday.Tue, 10 May 2005 23:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/10/finally.home/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/10/finally.home/index.htmlIrene Healea always knew what happened to her brother, but had no finality. On an idyllic morning at Arlington National Cemetery, she got it.Tue, 10 May 2005 20:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/23/faces.fallen/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/23/faces.fallen/index.htmlSome seem ready to say hi, with hand extended. Others are more haunting. Collectively, they are overwhelming -- portraits of lives cut short.Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/07/mias.arlington.burial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/07/mias.arlington.burial/index.htmlTheir plane crashed in southern Laos 38 years ago during the Vietnam War. Last week, the remains of six Air Force servicemen were laid to rest in a single coffin at Arlington National Cemetery.Sun, 07 Nov 2004 14:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/31/works.arlington/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/31/works.arlington/index.htmlIt may be the most hallowed ground in the nation: Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for more than 260,000 people.Mon, 31 May 2004 19:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/31/bush.memorial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/31/bush.memorial/index.htmlPresident Bush marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, telling families of those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan that their loved ones "served the cause of freedom."Mon, 31 May 2004 16:37:00 EDT