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REMINDERS: Attending Memorial Day events at Arlington

May 24, 2013
The annual National Memorial Day Observance to honor America's fallen military service members is scheduled for Monday, May 27 at Arlington National Cemetery. The U.S. Army Military District of Washington will conduct a Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Tomb of the Unknowns, to be followed by an observance program hosted by the Department of Defense in Arlington's Memorial Amphitheater.

Arlington National Cemetery: My Forever Home, a one woman show at the Women's Memorial

May 24, 2013
Arlington National Cemetery: My Forever Home, a new one-woman show by nationally known storyteller and local cable television host Ellouise Schoettler, will make it’s Washington, DC, debut at the Women In Military Service For America Memorial on Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, at 2:00 p.m.

New automated parking pay system at Arlington National Cemetery

May 20, 2013
New Automated Parking at Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery installed an automated parking pay system. Here are the new parking procedures: • Keep your ticket with you. • Pay at the kiosks in the Welcome Center as you are leaving the Cemetery and returning to the parking facility. There are CASH and CREDIT CARD pay stations inside the Welcome Center. • CREDIT CARD ONLY pay stations are located in the parking facility exit lanes. • Once your ticket is paid, you will have 20 minutes to exit the parking facility with your receipt ticket. • If you lose your parking ticket, you must obtain and pay for a lost ticket at the pay stations inside the Welcome Center. Lost tickets are subject to the “7-8 Hour” daily charge.

New burner installed for Eternal Flame at the President John F. Kennedy gravesite

May 17, 2013
ARLINGTON, Va. – The temporary flame that has been operating at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy and his family since April 29 was removed today and the new burner at the Eternal Flame has been relit.

National Memorial Day Observance to Honor America’s Fallen Service Members

May 14, 2013
The annual National Memorial Day Observance to honor America’s fallen military service members is scheduled for Monday, May 27 at Arlington National Cemetery.

Forgotten veterans from the Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War to be laid to rest in joint committal service at Arlington National Cemetery

May 09, 2013
Forgotten veterans from the Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War to be laid to rest in joint committal service at Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery dedicates its ninth columbarium court by conducting joint committal service for forgotten veterans

April 18, 2013
Arlington National Cemetery will dedicate its ninth columbarium court on May 9, 2013 by conducting a joint full honors committal service for six unclaimed remains of veterans from all branches of the Armed Forces. The committal service will start at 9 a.m. and will be open to the public. Arlington officials partnered with the Missing in America Project to identify the six unclaimed remains, who will be the first inurnments in the ninth columbarium court. MIAP is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that locates, identifies and inters the unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans.

Upgrades to Eternal Flame at JFK gravesite underway

April 15, 2013
The Eternal Flame at the JFK gravesite, which was installed in 1967, is now undergoing significant upgrades to make the flame system more modern, energy efficient and easier to maintain.

Arlington National Cemetery’s award-winning app reaches 30k downloads

April 10, 2013
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Executive Director of the Army National Military Cemeteries announced in a hearing today that Arlington National Cemetery’s free app, ANC Explorer, has reached 30,465 downloads in less than six months.
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Arlington National Cemetery Millennium Project Environmental Assessment Update

April 10, 2013
This announcement has been prepared to update interested stakeholders on refinements to the design for the Millennium Project at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC).