Full honors funerals that begin at the Old Post Chapel involve a majestic display of military honors and precision outside the walls of the chapel in preparation for the presentation and moving of the remains inside the chapel walls. At the beginning of the service, the family is seated inside, at which time, the honor guard marches into position and the US Army Band (or appropriate band based on branch of service) plays a song while the remains are transferred into the Chapel. The nuances of the Honor Guard’s mission set outside the chapel is humbling. The escort element lowers their sabers within inches of the ground, the band performs a perfection rendition of an American classic, and the flag is folded on the corners as the casket enters the building are a mere fraction of the amount of reverence these soldiers hold for the veterans they bury every day. As the service begins, the family’s attention shifts, but the @arlingtonmedia team prides itself on capturing as many moments as possible, through as many lenses, with as much discretion as we can muster to keep the focus on the family and your loved one, instead of on our team. Moments just like this, are but a few that we capture in our full galleries delivered to families to remember the service of their esteemed loved one. Here, the leader of the US Army Band holds their baton in the air as the members raise their instruments and drumsticks before beginning to conduct the band in honoring a fallen veteran at a service three weeks ago. We are honored to do the work that we do, and it would be our pleasure to speak with you further about immortalizing your loved one’s service through photographic and video media to outlast a lifetime.

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Continue ReadingFull honors funerals that begin at the Old Post Chapel involve a majestic display of military honors and precision outside the walls of the chapel in preparation for the presentation and moving of the remains inside the chapel walls. At the beginning of the service, the family is seated inside, at which time, the honor guard marches into position and the US Army Band (or appropriate band based on branch of service) plays a song while the remains are transferred into the Chapel. The nuances of the Honor Guard’s mission set outside the chapel is humbling. The escort element lowers their sabers within inches of the ground, the band performs a perfection rendition of an American classic, and the flag is folded on the corners as the casket enters the building are a mere fraction of the amount of reverence these soldiers hold for the veterans they bury every day. As the service begins, the family’s attention shifts, but the @arlingtonmedia team prides itself on capturing as many moments as possible, through as many lenses, with as much discretion as we can muster to keep the focus on the family and your loved one, instead of on our team. Moments just like this, are but a few that we capture in our full galleries delivered to families to remember the service of their esteemed loved one. Here, the leader of the US Army Band holds their baton in the air as the members raise their instruments and drumsticks before beginning to conduct the band in honoring a fallen veteran at a service three weeks ago. We are honored to do the work that we do, and it would be our pleasure to speak with you further about immortalizing your loved one’s service through photographic and video media to outlast a lifetime.

The Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer before a service at Arlington National Cemetery as captured by our @arlingtonmedia team. “The Quartermaster Corps of the Army designed and constructed this chapel at Fort Myer and also built the new entrance gateway to the National Cemetery, completed in 1935. The chapel is used for religious services at the post and also for rites in the cemetery. It is a brick building with wood cornice, an entrance porch of four stone columns, and a wood spire which rises to a height of 97 feet. A 1998 Technical Report by the US Army Corps of Engineers notes that this construction project was part of a host of “New Deal programs [that]…resulted in a construction boom on Army installations. Installations increased in size as training areas expanded. The Historic Fort Myer website explains that “over time,…this one building would become the iconic representation when one thought about Fort Myer. It was the focal point proudly occupying the center of the garrison’s insignia. In addition to providing a place for worship for the Fort Myer Military community, it hosted many weddings and also provided the starting place for many of the final honors which would end in adjacent Arlington National Cemetery.” Today, this Old Post Chapel is still a site for worship, weddings, and many funerals that honor fallen veterans being buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Continue ReadingThe Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer before a service at Arlington National Cemetery as captured by our @arlingtonmedia team. “The Quartermaster Corps of the Army designed and constructed this chapel at Fort Myer and also built the new entrance gateway to the National Cemetery, completed in 1935. The chapel is used for religious services at the post and also for rites in the cemetery. It is a brick building with wood cornice, an entrance porch of four stone columns, and a wood spire which rises to a height of 97 feet. A 1998 Technical Report by the US Army Corps of Engineers notes that this construction project was part of a host of “New Deal programs [that]…resulted in a construction boom on Army installations. Installations increased in size as training areas expanded. The Historic Fort Myer website explains that “over time,…this one building would become the iconic representation when one thought about Fort Myer. It was the focal point proudly occupying the center of the garrison’s insignia. In addition to providing a place for worship for the Fort Myer Military community, it hosted many weddings and also provided the starting place for many of the final honors which would end in adjacent Arlington National Cemetery.” Today, this Old Post Chapel is still a site for worship, weddings, and many funerals that honor fallen veterans being buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

The Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer before a service at Arlington National Cemetery as captured by our @arlingtonmedia team. “The Quartermaster Corps of the Army designed and constructed this chapel at Fort Myer and also built the new entrance gateway to the National Cemetery, completed in 1935. The chapel is used for religious services at the post and also for rites in the cemetery. It is a brick building with wood cornice, an entrance porch of four stone columns, and a wood spire which rises to a height of 97 feet. A 1998 Technical Report by the US Army Corps of Engineers notes that this construction project was part of a host of “New Deal programs [that]…resulted in a construction boom on Army installations. Installations increased in size as training areas expanded. The Historic Fort Myer website explains that “over time,…this one building would become the iconic representation when one thought about Fort Myer. It was the focal point proudly occupying the center of the garrison’s insignia. In addition to providing a place for worship for the Fort Myer Military community, it hosted many weddings and also provided the starting place for many of the final honors which would end in adjacent Arlington National Cemetery.” Today, this Old Post Chapel is still a site for worship, weddings, and many funerals that honor fallen veterans being buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Continue ReadingThe Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer before a service at Arlington National Cemetery as captured by our @arlingtonmedia team. “The Quartermaster Corps of the Army designed and constructed this chapel at Fort Myer and also built the new entrance gateway to the National Cemetery, completed in 1935. The chapel is used for religious services at the post and also for rites in the cemetery. It is a brick building with wood cornice, an entrance porch of four stone columns, and a wood spire which rises to a height of 97 feet. A 1998 Technical Report by the US Army Corps of Engineers notes that this construction project was part of a host of “New Deal programs [that]…resulted in a construction boom on Army installations. Installations increased in size as training areas expanded. The Historic Fort Myer website explains that “over time,…this one building would become the iconic representation when one thought about Fort Myer. It was the focal point proudly occupying the center of the garrison’s insignia. In addition to providing a place for worship for the Fort Myer Military community, it hosted many weddings and also provided the starting place for many of the final honors which would end in adjacent Arlington National Cemetery.” Today, this Old Post Chapel is still a site for worship, weddings, and many funerals that honor fallen veterans being buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Our @arlingtonmedia team photographs services in all weather conditions and believe that if the military will be there no matter what to answer the call, we will do our best to be prepared as well. We photographed this image during a service with flash flooding and torrential rain and felt privileged and honored to capture this photographs in memory of this family’s loved one. @marines @marinebarrackswashington

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Continue ReadingOur @arlingtonmedia team photographs services in all weather conditions and believe that if the military will be there no matter what to answer the call, we will do our best to be prepared as well. We photographed this image during a service with flash flooding and torrential rain and felt privileged and honored to capture this photographs in memory of this family’s loved one. @marines @marinebarrackswashington

Our @arlingtonmedia team photographs services in all weather conditions and believe that if the military will be there no matter what to answer the call, we will do our best to be prepared as well. We photographed this image during a service with flash flooding and torrential rain and felt privileged and honored to capture this photographs in memory of this family’s loved one. @marines @marinebarrackswashington

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Continue ReadingOur @arlingtonmedia team photographs services in all weather conditions and believe that if the military will be there no matter what to answer the call, we will do our best to be prepared as well. We photographed this image during a service with flash flooding and torrential rain and felt privileged and honored to capture this photographs in memory of this family’s loved one. @marines @marinebarrackswashington

Airmen in the US Air Force carefully drape a flag over a casket on the caisson at Arlington National Cemetery. These soldiers are preparing this casket for its final ride through the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery. They do so with the utmost honor, dignity, and respect.

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Continue ReadingAirmen in the US Air Force carefully drape a flag over a casket on the caisson at Arlington National Cemetery. These soldiers are preparing this casket for its final ride through the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery. They do so with the utmost honor, dignity, and respect.

Airmen in the US Air Force carefully drape a flag over a casket on the caisson at Arlington National Cemetery. These soldiers are preparing this casket for its final ride through the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery. They do so with the utmost honor, dignity, and respect.

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Continue ReadingAirmen in the US Air Force carefully drape a flag over a casket on the caisson at Arlington National Cemetery. These soldiers are preparing this casket for its final ride through the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery. They do so with the utmost honor, dignity, and respect.

Members of the US Army Old Guard Prep their uniform to perfect standards. In an article sharing the experience of Tomb Guards in The Old Guard, “They’re required to get two haircuts in a nine-day work schedule and unlike most Soldiers, the sentinels are issued four dress uniforms and use an industrial-strength steam press. According to a seasoned tomb guard, they spend up to six hours a day preparing uniforms, and four shining dress shoes, and that’s once a Soldier has it down to a science….it can take a guard in training twice as long. “I’ve done over 800 walks and about 150 guard changes, so it’s become a habit,” said Spc. Kristopher Mancha, another guard. “But I try to keep that in the back of my mind, that just because it’s a habit, I’m never comfortable when I come outside. I’m constantly thinking and trying to do my best, never just going through the motions. But sometimes we do make mistakes, whether the crowd notices or not. We’re never perfect. We always try to strive for perfection, but deep down inside, we’re never perfect.”

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Continue ReadingMembers of the US Army Old Guard Prep their uniform to perfect standards. In an article sharing the experience of Tomb Guards in The Old Guard, “They’re required to get two haircuts in a nine-day work schedule and unlike most Soldiers, the sentinels are issued four dress uniforms and use an industrial-strength steam press. According to a seasoned tomb guard, they spend up to six hours a day preparing uniforms, and four shining dress shoes, and that’s once a Soldier has it down to a science….it can take a guard in training twice as long. “I’ve done over 800 walks and about 150 guard changes, so it’s become a habit,” said Spc. Kristopher Mancha, another guard. “But I try to keep that in the back of my mind, that just because it’s a habit, I’m never comfortable when I come outside. I’m constantly thinking and trying to do my best, never just going through the motions. But sometimes we do make mistakes, whether the crowd notices or not. We’re never perfect. We always try to strive for perfection, but deep down inside, we’re never perfect.”

Members of the US Army Old Guard Prep their uniform to perfect standards. In an article sharing the experience of Tomb Guards in The Old Guard, “They’re required to get two haircuts in a nine-day work schedule and unlike most Soldiers, the sentinels are issued four dress uniforms and use an industrial-strength steam press. According to a seasoned tomb guard, they spend up to six hours a day preparing uniforms, and four shining dress shoes, and that’s once a Soldier has it down to a science….it can take a guard in training twice as long. “I’ve done over 800 walks and about 150 guard changes, so it’s become a habit,” said Spc. Kristopher Mancha, another guard. “But I try to keep that in the back of my mind, that just because it’s a habit, I’m never comfortable when I come outside. I’m constantly thinking and trying to do my best, never just going through the motions. But sometimes we do make mistakes, whether the crowd notices or not. We’re never perfect. We always try to strive for perfection, but deep down inside, we’re never perfect.”

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Continue ReadingMembers of the US Army Old Guard Prep their uniform to perfect standards. In an article sharing the experience of Tomb Guards in The Old Guard, “They’re required to get two haircuts in a nine-day work schedule and unlike most Soldiers, the sentinels are issued four dress uniforms and use an industrial-strength steam press. According to a seasoned tomb guard, they spend up to six hours a day preparing uniforms, and four shining dress shoes, and that’s once a Soldier has it down to a science….it can take a guard in training twice as long. “I’ve done over 800 walks and about 150 guard changes, so it’s become a habit,” said Spc. Kristopher Mancha, another guard. “But I try to keep that in the back of my mind, that just because it’s a habit, I’m never comfortable when I come outside. I’m constantly thinking and trying to do my best, never just going through the motions. But sometimes we do make mistakes, whether the crowd notices or not. We’re never perfect. We always try to strive for perfection, but deep down inside, we’re never perfect.”