http://warmemorialhq.org/om/items/browse?tags=Virginia&output=atom2024-03-29T04:39:40-05:00Omekahttp://warmemorialhq.org/om/items/show/568
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var str = 'World War I brought massive loss of life and many service member's remains were unidentifiable and thus placed in graves designated as unknown. After the creation of Tombs of the Unknown in Great Britain and France, Congress authorized a national memorial for these unknown soldiers in 1921. Four unknown soldier remains were disinterred and one of them was chosen by a World War I veteran US Army Sgt Edward Younger; this special casket was brought back and buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in a special marble tomb. The crypt bears the inscription "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God". With the rise of tourists,since 1937 the US Army has maintained a 24/7 guard which became the responsibility of the 3rd Infantry Division or "Old Guard." After both World War II and the Korean War additional unknown remains were added in adjacent crypts in 1958. In the 1980s amidst controversy, a Vietnam War service person's remains was added, but subsequent pressure by family members and veterans and DNA testing verified the remains as those of Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Joseph Blassie in 1998. His family requested his reburial at the National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. The Vietnam War Tomb of the Unknown has never been filled and instead was rededicated as a memorial to all service person's from 1958-1975 who are still missing. ';
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US Tomb of the Unknown Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'The cemetery in which Confederate General Stonewall Thomas Jackson is buried after his death in 1863 was named for him in 1949. The cemetery which had been owned by the local Presbyterian Church was conveyed to the city that year which then renamed it. In 1920 the City Council voted unanimously to again rename the cemetery to Oak Grove Cemetery. Jackson and much of his family is buried here.';
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General Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery (now Oak Grove) US Civil War Lexington VA
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var str = 'This simple stone marker marks the spot where 14 unknown soldiers and sailors of the War of 1812 lie buried. As the engraving states, the monument honors all those who made the supreme sacrifice in the war. Nearby are buried the remains of a soldier from the war.';
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Tomb of Unknown of War of 1812 Arlington National Cemetery VA
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var str = 'On February 15, 1898 the USS Maine exploded in Havana, Cuba and took the lives of 253 men (2 officers and 251 enlisted). This memorial is centered around the main mast of the Maine which is set in a very large granite circular building that represents the gun turret of the Maine. The interior is lined with marble Around this circular structure are inscribed the names of those who were lost on the Maine. Solid bronze doors provide access into the interior and on them is set 1/2 of the bell from the Maine with the inscription of the ship's commissioning date. An outer bronze gate adorned with 3 anchors guards the door. Beside the entrance are two large granite urns. Near the mast monument is a ship's anchor and several cannon captures from the Spanish. A plaque on the anchor indicates that those interned nearby were brought from their original burial site in Havana to lie together here in honor in 1899. Behind the mast monument are buried 229 members of the Maine's crew of which only 62 are known.';
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USS Maine Monument Spanish-American War Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'This 50 foot tall Corinthian style granite column was erected to honor all those soldiers and sailors who gave their lives in the U.S. war with Spain. The plaque on the back was added in 1964 and honors all men and women who gave their lives for their country in the 20th century. At the top is a granite sphere on which a bronze eagle has landed with his wings spread. At the base of the memorial are four smaller granite spheres and above the bronze plaques are ring of 44 bronze stars which represent the 44 states in the nation at the time of the war. Behind the column are mounted 4 guns peering out over the cemetery. Two of these are U.S. naval guns and two are captures Spanish cannons made of bronze that have weathered to a green patina.';
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Spanish American War Monument Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'A large free-style granite stone topped by a Maltese cross recognizes nurses who served in and gave their lives during the Spanish-American War. The cross is the symbol of the Society of Spanish American Nurses that was formed during the war and was the first time a specific unit was formed of nurses in the U.S. Army. Below the cross are carved laurel leaves and then a brief inscription "To Our Comrades". Many of the nurses are buried in the Section 21 area around the monument.';
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Spanish American War Nurses Monument Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'This large granite obelisk marker honors the First Voluntary Cavalry who were formed to fight in the Spanish American War. The engraved plaque on the west side includes the unit's insignia and states that it was erected to honor the unit's fallen soldiers. On the three other sides of the monument are inscribed the battles in which the unit served and the names of those who were lost. The monument was dedicated by Theodore Roosevelt. Nearby are gravesites of members of the unit.';
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Rough Riders US Spanish-American War Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'This simple marker with a bronze plaque sits in front of the 9 ton gray stone obelisk tells the story of the 3rd Infantry Division. The division earned its nickname as Rock of the Marne during its tenacious defense of along the Marne River at the battle of Chateau-Thierry in World War I. The engraving also lists all casualties suffered by the division from World War I through Korea.';
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Rock of the Marne US Army 3rd INF Div Memorial Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'This five-sided (pentagon) granite marker is placed in Section 64 over the group burial site for those who were killed in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 when Flight 77 was crashed into the building. On the marker are inscribed the names of the 184 individuals both in the Pentagon and on the flight who died that day. These fallen heroes were buried as a group following a ceremony in the Memorial Amphitheater in September 2002. Nearby are also individual headstones. Five families did not receive any remains of their loved ones but are part of the group burial marker.';
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Pentagon Sept 11 2001 Terrorist Attack Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'This elegant white marble statue of a nurse looks out over the Nurses section (Section 21) of Arlington National Cemetery where 653 Nurses lie. Originally erected in 1938 to honor Army Nurses from World War I, the monument was rededicated in 1971 to honor all Nurses who have served the American military in all wars including the Spanish-American War. The beautiful classical art deco style was designed by a woman sculptor who served in the WAVES in World War II. The current bronze plaque states "To Commemorate Devoted Service to Country and Humanity by Army, Navy and Air Force Nurses".';
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