Flags In at Arlington National Cemetery
May 24th, 2012 | Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
Sgt. Craig Green (left) and Sgt. Cody Donaldson of Delta Company of the 3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place flags during the annual “Flags In” ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery on May 24, 2012. Approximately 220,000 flags will be placed on grave markers in the Annual event that occurs the week prior to Memorial Day. (James J. Lee/Army Times)
Funeral for Army Brig. Gen. Terence J. Hildner
March 1st, 2012 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
A riderless horse, left, leads a caisson carrying the remains of Army Brig. Gen. Terence J. Hildner, during a burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Hildner died of apparent natural causes Feb. 3 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hildner, 49, took command of 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Honoring the Fallen
November 17th, 2011 | Photography The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Members of the Honor Guard firing party march into position for the burial services of three soldiers missing in action from the Vietnam War, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. The ceremony was for the entire crew of an OH-6A reconnaissance helicopter that was shot down over Thua Thien-Hue province nearly 40 years ago. Laid to rest in a single casket were crew members Capt. Arnold E. Holm Jr., Spc. Robin R. Yeakley, and Pfc. Wayne Bibbs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Cataloguing Arlington
August 28th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
The sun rises over Section 15 as soldiers from the Army Old Guard photograph the headstones of Arlington National Cemetery as part of Task Force Christman to photograph and catalog more than 219,00 grave markers and the front of more than 43,000 sets of cremated remains at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. Night after night this summer, troops have left their immaculately pressed dress blues, white gloves and shiny black boots, photographing each and every grave with an iPhone. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Taking a Moment to Reflect
June 29th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
ARLINGTON, VA – JUNE 28: Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen walks through Arlington National Cemetery before the burial service for U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas S. O’Brien June 28, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. O’Brien was killed June 9, 2011 when an IED blew up while he was on foot patrol in southern Afghanistan. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Final Touches
May 19th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Soldiers with 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) at Ft. Myer, Va., finish preparing their uniforms before a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, May 18th, 2010. It can take up to six hours to get their uniforms ready from scratch for ceremonial duties.
One for Seven
November 18th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
The funeral for the seven 1-17 Infantry soldiers killed in a Stryker by an IED, October 27, 2009 at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., November 18, 2010. Although each solider received his own burial, due to the nature of the explosion, the remaining unidentified remains were buried in one grave.
The soldiers killed were Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez, 27, of South Ozone Park, N.Y., Sgt. Fernando Delarosa, 24, of Alamo, Texas, Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29, of Terre Haute, Ind., Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Mo., Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson, 24, of Broussard, La., Spc. Jared D. Stanker, 22, of Evergreen Park, Ill., and Pfc. Christopher I. Walz, 25, of Vancouver, Wash.
D.C. blizzard — Arlington National Cemetery
February 10th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Snow covers headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, before a second winter storm hit the Washington area. The cemetery was closed for the day due to the snowstorms, although scheduled funerals were still held.
Rainy day at Arlington
November 11th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
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