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Arlington National Cemetery hosted a ceremony to unfurl and display the "Patriot Flag" Sept. 13. The Patriot Flag honors the fallen from 9/11 and their families and pays tribute to those who have and continue to respond to terrorism around the world. It was flown in all 50 states and more than 200 cities before its arrival at Arlington National Cemetery where it was hoisted overlooking the Tomb of...
Tony Schumacher, (left) driver of the NHRA Top Fuel Dragster, "The Sarge" and Ryan Newman, (center) driver of the US Army NASCAR #39, along with a guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, prepare to lay a wreath Sept. 8, 2011. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Turner, USAAC G7
U.S. Army physician Major Walter Reed was born September 13, 1851. Reed led the team that discovered that mosquitoes transmit yellow fever. He died November 22, 1902 and is buried in section 3 at Arlington National Cemetery. Walter Reed General Hospital was named in his honor in 1909. In September 1951, the 100th anniversary of his birth, Walter Reed General Hospital was renamed Walter Reed Army...
Sunday, September 11, 2011 marks ten years since the tragic events of "9/11." A funeral service was held September 12, 2002 at Arlington National Cemetery in the Memorial Amphitheater for the 184 victims of the attack on the Pentagon. The group burial was a funeral service for all 184 victims, but a special emphasis was placed on the five families who did not receive any recovered re...