14 days ago by Bob Geary

My family and I went to Arlington National Cemetery today to bury my Grandmother, affectionately known as Betty, alongside my Grandfather, James Geary in the Gardens of Stone. She was a sweet, beautiful lady and quite the talker to anyone that would listen. She passed away peacefully at her home 11 ...

Bob's Misanthropic Adventures - bobsmisanthropicadventures.blogspot.com

19 days ago by yamamotojk

CITY NEWS SERVICE CARSON — The stretch of the westbound Gardena ...

Rafu Shimpo - rafu.com/news

34 days ago by Joy Neighbors

Welcome Sign to ANC Arlington House during theCivil War Whatbegan as a burial ground during the Civil War in 1864 has become one of ourmost revered national cemeteries, Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) in Virginia. But all is not tranquil there. Arlington Graves Extensive paperwork ANCbegan making ...

A Grave Interest - agraveinterest.blogspot.com

39 days ago by Linda in Lancaster

Since we visited Arlington National Cemetery for Christmas, my first headstone of the week is one I specifically went to first ~ that of my grandfather. Interestingly enough, I knew exactly where it was, even though it had been a number of years since I’d been there. (over 10 to be exact!) William F ...

Lancaster Pennsylvania's ... - lancastergraveyardrabbit.wordpress.com

41 days ago by Gino Troiani

Each year around the holiday season, you might notice Arlington National Cemetery begins to looks a little different, as volunteers gather to honor both current and fallen veterans. Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2007 as a way to expand the national wreath lay ...

GovCon Executive - govconexecutive.com

43 days ago by Linda in Lancaster

It was something we had wanted to see for a number of years – beautiful green wreaths, each with a large red bow, decorating row after row of headstones turned white with the passing of time. Christmas Day, 2011 was the perfect time to do it! From the General of the Armies of the United States, John ...

Lancaster Pennsylvania's ... - lancastergraveyardrabbit.wordpress.com

45 days ago by USNavySeals

An Army report sent to Congress indicated that after checking all of the 259,978 gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery against more than 510,000 records, there is a need to review one in four of these gravesites. There is a need to validate the records of 64,230 Veterans and their family members ...

Navy SEALs Blog by ... - blog.usnavyseals.com

48 days ago by Redhen

(Reuters) - More than 64,000 headstones at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, D.C. may contain typos or other errors, according to a new government report. The errors, which mar 25 percent of the 260,000 grave markers in what is arguably the nation's best-known military burial ground, i ...

HOME OF THE BRAVE ... - hotbmembers.blogspot.com

49 days ago by Jenn @ Live Love Life Now!

Have you ever noticed that you never really explore your city until you have family or friends come to visit? That used to happen to me all the time, but no longer! One of my resolutions for the New Year is to do more tourist adventures in and around DC, but I decided to start early with a spontaneo ...

Live Love Life NOW™ - livelovelifegirl.blogspot.com

52 days ago by Kristi

I traveled to our nation’s capitol for a few days last week. It was my first trip to Washington DC and I had a blast. I had the privilege of hanging out with a few of my blogging friends while in town, did a little bit of sightseeing and got some photography time in as well. Oh, and I ate cupcakes – ...

Live and Love...Out Loud - liveandloveoutloud.com