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Published on: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 read more ...

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Author: Army National Military Cemeteries Public Affairs Office
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Marine Corps General, a “Gentle Warrior,” Laid to Rest

When Susan Smith received the tri-folded American flag that had been draped over the casket of her husband, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Norman Harold Smith, she held it to her chest and did not let go until the end of her husband’s funeral service. 

U.S. Senate Youth Program Students Visit Arlington National Cemetery to Honor and Learn

More than 100 U.S. Senate Youth Program students came to Arlington National Cemetery on March 7, 2025, to learn about the cemetery’s history and honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country.  

WWII Bomber Crewman Missing for 71 Years Buried at Arlington National Cemetery

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Francis “Buddy” Callahan never returned from his bombing mission over Brunswick, Germany. On April 8, 1944, enemy fighter aircraft shot down his B-24 bomber, nicknamed “Little Joe,” before it could reach its target. Fellow bomber crews reported seeing no one from the 10-man crew exit the stricken aircraft as it fell out of the sky.  

Army National Guard Vietnam Veteran Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery

On Feb. 21, 2025, almost 200 people gathered in Arlington National Cemetery’s Section 47 to bid a final farewell to Capt. James Lee Bohanan, a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran, husband and father.  

“That Standard Will Never Fall”: Commander of the Guard Bids Farewell to Unknowns

At exactly 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, amidst pouring rain, U.S. Army Capt. Henry Newstrom walked in measured steps onto the plaza to conduct the changing of the guard at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Although Newstrom had performed this ritual more than 180 times during his tenure as commander of the guard, this time was different.

“Whatever It Takes”: Persian Gulf War Veterans Honor Their Fallen

Veterans of the U.S. Army VII Corps who fought in the 1991 Persian Gulf War came to Arlington National Cemetery on Feb. 14, 2025, to honor their fallen.