April 30: Memorial Amphitheater and Tram Service Updates

On Thursday, April 30, Memorial Amphitheater will be closed from 8 a.m. until approximately 10:30 a.m. Tram service will be unavailable until 1 p.m. The cemetery will remain open, but please expect increased security and possible delays in movement. 

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Marine Private Edwin Francis Benson’s Repatriation from Tarawa

By Kevin M. Hymel on 11/29/2019

Whenever Edgar and Mary Argensinger asked their grandmother what happened to their Uncle John in World War II, she always told them the same thing: Her son was “blown to bits” on a Pacific Atoll called Tarawa. That’s why his body was never returned to her.

Kevin M. Hymel
DPAA
Marine Corps
Section 60
Tarawa