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An American soldier killed in Afghanistan will be “smiling down right now” after his grave was picked at random to be honoured by Prince Harry, his father said yesterday.
A hand-written note left by Prince Harry: To my comrades-in-arms of the United States of America, who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in […] May 11th, 2013 | Tags: Arlington National Cemetery, Michael L Stansberry Jr, Prince Harry, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Warrior Games, Washington DC | Category: Colorado, Great Britain, Military, Tennessee, United States, Virginia | Comments are closed
Prince Harry, on a seven-day tour of the US, pays his respects to servicemen and women who fought and died for the country.
The prince salutes a wreath laid at the gravestone of a US soldier
Sky News 10 May 2013 Prince Harry has honoured America’s war dead with floral tributes […] May 10th, 2013 | Tags: Arlington National Cemetery, Chindits, Major General Orde Wingate, Michael L Stansberry Jr, Navy Seal Team 6, President John F. Kennedy, Prince Harry, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, war | Category: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Great Britain, Iraq, Military, United States, World War I, World War II | Comments are closed
Cavan Sieczkowski The Huffington Post 11/20/2012 Two women have been placed on unpaid leave from their jobs after a Facebook photo taken at Arlington National Cemetery angered thousands online and led to a petition for their resignation. Lindsey Stone, of Plymouth, Mass., was on a work-paid trip to Arlington National Cemetery in October when she […] November 20th, 2012 | Tags: Arlington National Cemetery, Facebook, Hyannis, Lindsey Stone, Living Independently Forever Inc. (LIFE), Peter Stone, Plymouth, Veterans | Category: Internet, Massachusetts, Military, Social networking websites | Comments are closed
William D. Bailey The Founders Blog 5/30/2012 Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. […] May 30th, 2012 | Tags: Arlington National Cemetery, Decoration Day, Maj. Gen. John A. Logan, Veterans | Category: Military, U.S. Civil War | Comments are closed
26 May 2012
…I have no illusions about what little I can add now to the silent testimony of those who gave their lives willingly for their country. Words are even more feeble on this Memorial Day, for the sight before us is that of a strong and good nation that stands […] May 26th, 2012 | Tags: Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Day, President Ronald Reagan | Category: Military, Quotations, United States | Comments are closed
FoxNews.com 3/15/2011 The nation is saying farewell Tuesday to the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I. President Obama and Vice President Biden made an unscheduled stop at Arlington National Cemetery to honor Army Cpl. Frank Buckles, whose body was laying in honor inside the chapel at the cemetery. Buckles will be buried with […] March 15th, 2011 | Tags: "Dough Boy", Arlington National Cemetery, Frank Buckles, Gen. John Pershing, Patriot Guard Riders, Rolling Thunder | Category: Military, Missouri, United States, West Virginia, World War I | Comments are closed
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