Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Cub Scout Pack 157 will lay wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery as part of Wreaths Across America.
• Contributed to Patch by Barry Dresdner On Saturday, Dec. 15 people from all across the nation will gather to honor veterans during the holiday season as part of the annual Wreaths Across America Day. Cub Scout Pack 157 of Herndon United Methodist Church has volunteered to assist in laying the wreaths again this year at Arlington National Cemetery after the Dec. 15 Remembrance Ceremony starting at noon. The pack has been laying wreaths on the graves of our fallen heroes for the past five years. Seven ceremonial wreaths will be placed to remember all soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who served, honor their sacrifices, and teach our younger generations about the high cost of our freedoms. Specially designated wreaths for the Army, …
Monday, November 12, 2012
President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day.
President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2012. Here is an excerpt of the president's remarks: On behalf of the American people, I say to you that the memory of your loved one carries on not just in your hearts, but in ours as well. And I assure you that their sacrifice will never be forgotten. For it is in that sacrifice that we see the enduring spirit of America. Since even before our founding, we have been blessed with an unbroken chain of patriots who have always come forward to serve. Whenever America has come under attack, you’ve risen to her defense. Whenever our freedoms have come under assault, you’ve responded with resolve. Time and again, at …
Monday, February 27, 2012
Cemetery, U.S. National Park Service highlight African-American contributions to local, regional and national history.
Arlington National Cemetery this month hosted a tour that specifically highlighted the contributions of African-Americans to the history of the region, the Civil War and the United States in general. The two-hour tour was packed with a wealth of information and included stops at the former site of Freedman's Village, the historic slave quarters at Arlington House and Section 27, the site where blacks were buried when the cemetery officially opened. At the time, burials were segregated. Sixty-three slaves worked the Custis-Lee family's Arlington plantation before the land was established as the cemetery, including a man named Jim Parks. Parks later became a gravedigger at the cemetery and the federal government gave special permission for …
Friday, November 11, 2011
The president placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and offered remarks at Arlington National Cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater on Friday.
President Barack Obama, in his remarks Friday at Arlington National Cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater, compared today’s servicemen and women to the Greatest Generation that faced the hardships of World War II. Obama also noted the upcoming holidays would serve as a season of homecomings following the end of the war in Iraq and the anticipated withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan. Over the next five years, 1 million troops will return to civilian life. “This generation of service members – this 9/11 Generation – has borne the burden of our security during a hard decade of sacrifice. Our servicemen and women make up less than 1 percent of Americans, but also more than 1 million military spouses and 2 million children and millions more…
Gary Haneline
7:59 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
I have participated in this the last 3 years. It is an inspiring event to see the wreaths on the fields of stones; makes the young and old realize the cost of freedom. I recommend everyone go to the event. more ›