Topic: Arlington National Cemetery
Senator: As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington Cemetery could be misidentifiedA Senate Democrat says that as many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery could be misidentified because managers there didn't do their job properly.Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., spoke at a ...
Vice President Joe Biden remembers America's war dead at Arlington National CemeteryVice President Joe Biden is saluting the sacrifices of the men and women of America's fighting forces at the nation's most hallowed burial ground.He said the United States has "a sacred ...
Obamas to hold breakfast for veterans, pay respects at Arlington cemeteryPresident Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, host a Veterans Day breakfast in the East Room before traveling to Arlington National Cemetery.Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will join them ...
Crowds formed huge new lines in the blazing sun Friday to bid farewell at the coffin of Edward Kennedy ahead of the legendary senator's funeral.An estimated 25,000 Boston locals and visitors from around the world came on the first day of the ...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday he had lifted a ban on media coverage of the return of flag-draped coffins of fallen soldiers from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, reversing a controversial policy dating back to 1991.The decision would leave it up ...
Obama lays wreath at Tomb of Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery; cheered upon arrivalPresident-elect Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery after a short ride from Blair House.Obama, holding his hand over his ...