Today is Medal of Honor day at Arlington National Cemetery. More than 400 Medal of Honor recipients are represented at Arlington National Cemetery, ranging from the Civil War to current conflicts. There are three different types of Medal of Honor today: the original star shape established in 1861, which the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard have retained; a wreath version designed in 1904 for the Army; and an altered wreath version for the Air Force, adopted in 1965. All three types are worn suspended below a neck ribbon. On December 9, 1861, Iowa Senator James W. Grimes introduced a bill designed to “promote the efficiency of the Navy” by authorizing the production and distribution of “medals of honor.” On December 21, 1861, the bill passed, authorizing 200 such medals to be produced “which shall be bestowed upon such petty officers, seamen, landsmen and marines as shall distinguish themselves by their gallantry in action and other seaman-like qualities during the present war” [the Civil War]. President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill, inaugurating the Navy Medal of Honor. Two months later, on February 17, 1862, Massachusetts Senator Henry Wilson introduced a similar bill to authorize the president “to distribute medals to privates in the Army of the United States who shall distinguish themselves in battle.” The bill passed both houses of Congress, President Lincoln signed it, and on July 12, 1862, the Army Medal of Honor was established. On August 10, 1956, legislation authorized the United States Air Force (established as a separate service branch in 1947) to create its own Medal of Honor. In 1965, the Air Force introduced its distinctive medal, which is similar to the Army’s wreath design but larger and featuring the head of the Statue of Liberty. Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for many Medal of Honor recipients from the following conflicts: Indian Wars Civil War Spanish American War Philippine Insurrection Boxer Rebellion Mexican Service Campaign (Vera Cruz) Haitian Campaign World War I Second Nicaraguan Campaign World War II Korean War Vietnam War Operation Iraqi Freedom

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Continue ReadingToday is Medal of Honor day at Arlington National Cemetery. More than 400 Medal of Honor recipients are represented at Arlington National Cemetery, ranging from the Civil War to current conflicts. There are three different types of Medal of Honor today: the original star shape established in 1861, which the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard have retained; a wreath version designed in 1904 for the Army; and an altered wreath version for the Air Force, adopted in 1965. All three types are worn suspended below a neck ribbon. On December 9, 1861, Iowa Senator James W. Grimes introduced a bill designed to “promote the efficiency of the Navy” by authorizing the production and distribution of “medals of honor.” On December 21, 1861, the bill passed, authorizing 200 such medals to be produced “which shall be bestowed upon such petty officers, seamen, landsmen and marines as shall distinguish themselves by their gallantry in action and other seaman-like qualities during the present war” [the Civil War]. President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill, inaugurating the Navy Medal of Honor. Two months later, on February 17, 1862, Massachusetts Senator Henry Wilson introduced a similar bill to authorize the president “to distribute medals to privates in the Army of the United States who shall distinguish themselves in battle.” The bill passed both houses of Congress, President Lincoln signed it, and on July 12, 1862, the Army Medal of Honor was established. On August 10, 1956, legislation authorized the United States Air Force (established as a separate service branch in 1947) to create its own Medal of Honor. In 1965, the Air Force introduced its distinctive medal, which is similar to the Army’s wreath design but larger and featuring the head of the Statue of Liberty. Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for many Medal of Honor recipients from the following conflicts: Indian Wars Civil War Spanish American War Philippine Insurrection Boxer Rebellion Mexican Service Campaign (Vera Cruz) Haitian Campaign World War I Second Nicaraguan Campaign World War II Korean War Vietnam War Operation Iraqi Freedom

The Old Post Chapel is situated adjoining Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery on Meigs Drive. Meigs Drive is named after prominent military leader Major Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs who is buried in Section 1 of the cemetery. As quartermaster general of the Army during the Civil War, Meigs directed the establishment of Arlington National Cemetery. A West Point graduate, he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supervising several important prewar projects in Washington, D.C. — including the Washington Aqueduct and the construction of the wings and dome of the U.S. Capitol. In May 1861, shortly after the Civil War began, Meigs was appointed to quartermaster general, charged with managing Army logistics. In this capacity, he oversaw military burials, and in May 1864 he designated part of Robert E. Lee and Mary Custis Lee’s former estate, now occupied by Union troops, as an Army cemetery. His wife, Louisa Meigs, was the first person to be buried, in 1879, in the family’s plot off of Meigs Drive; Montgomery Meigs joined her in January 1892, following a full military honors funeral at the cemetery he had helped to create.

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Continue ReadingThe Old Post Chapel is situated adjoining Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery on Meigs Drive. Meigs Drive is named after prominent military leader Major Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs who is buried in Section 1 of the cemetery. As quartermaster general of the Army during the Civil War, Meigs directed the establishment of Arlington National Cemetery. A West Point graduate, he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supervising several important prewar projects in Washington, D.C. — including the Washington Aqueduct and the construction of the wings and dome of the U.S. Capitol. In May 1861, shortly after the Civil War began, Meigs was appointed to quartermaster general, charged with managing Army logistics. In this capacity, he oversaw military burials, and in May 1864 he designated part of Robert E. Lee and Mary Custis Lee’s former estate, now occupied by Union troops, as an Army cemetery. His wife, Louisa Meigs, was the first person to be buried, in 1879, in the family’s plot off of Meigs Drive; Montgomery Meigs joined her in January 1892, following a full military honors funeral at the cemetery he had helped to create.

The Old Post Chapel is situated adjoining Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery on Meigs Drive. Meigs Drive is named after prominent military leader Major Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs who is buried in Section 1 of the cemetery. As quartermaster general of the Army during the Civil War, Meigs directed the establishment of Arlington National Cemetery. A West Point graduate, he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supervising several important prewar projects in Washington, D.C. — including the Washington Aqueduct and the construction of the wings and dome of the U.S. Capitol. In May 1861, shortly after the Civil War began, Meigs was appointed to quartermaster general, charged with managing Army logistics. In this capacity, he oversaw military burials, and in May 1864 he designated part of Robert E. Lee and Mary Custis Lee’s former estate, now occupied by Union troops, as an Army cemetery. His wife, Louisa Meigs, was the first person to be buried, in 1879, in the family’s plot off of Meigs Drive; Montgomery Meigs joined her in January 1892, following a full military honors funeral at the cemetery he had helped to create.

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Continue ReadingThe Old Post Chapel is situated adjoining Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery on Meigs Drive. Meigs Drive is named after prominent military leader Major Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs who is buried in Section 1 of the cemetery. As quartermaster general of the Army during the Civil War, Meigs directed the establishment of Arlington National Cemetery. A West Point graduate, he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supervising several important prewar projects in Washington, D.C. — including the Washington Aqueduct and the construction of the wings and dome of the U.S. Capitol. In May 1861, shortly after the Civil War began, Meigs was appointed to quartermaster general, charged with managing Army logistics. In this capacity, he oversaw military burials, and in May 1864 he designated part of Robert E. Lee and Mary Custis Lee’s former estate, now occupied by Union troops, as an Army cemetery. His wife, Louisa Meigs, was the first person to be buried, in 1879, in the family’s plot off of Meigs Drive; Montgomery Meigs joined her in January 1892, following a full military honors funeral at the cemetery he had helped to create.

With the @marines’s from @marinebarrackswashington getting ready for a service in section 33.

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With the @marines’s from @marinebarrackswashington getting ready for a service in section 33.

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Huey helicopters, or Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopters fly over Clifford Crittenden of Arlington Media during a service we were covering earlier this year.

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Continue ReadingHuey helicopters, or Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopters fly over Clifford Crittenden of Arlington Media during a service we were covering earlier this year.

Huey helicopters, or Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopters fly over Clifford Crittenden of Arlington Media during a service we were covering earlier this year.

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Continue ReadingHuey helicopters, or Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopters fly over Clifford Crittenden of Arlington Media during a service we were covering earlier this year.

Yellow roses adorn a casket laid to rest in Section 57 of Arlington National Cemetery. As one of the most recognizable flowers, roses hold meaning in the military and at military funerals. – White roses evoke reverence, humility, innocence, and youthfulness. – Red roses convey respect, love, and courage. – Pink roses signify love, grace, appreciation and gentility. – Dark crimson roses denote grief and sorrow. – Yellow roses are given by friends of the deceased to symbolize their strong ties. Arlington Media was honored to capture these moments for this family and generations to come.

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Continue ReadingYellow roses adorn a casket laid to rest in Section 57 of Arlington National Cemetery. As one of the most recognizable flowers, roses hold meaning in the military and at military funerals. – White roses evoke reverence, humility, innocence, and youthfulness. – Red roses convey respect, love, and courage. – Pink roses signify love, grace, appreciation and gentility. – Dark crimson roses denote grief and sorrow. – Yellow roses are given by friends of the deceased to symbolize their strong ties. Arlington Media was honored to capture these moments for this family and generations to come.

Yellow roses adorn a casket laid to rest in Section 57 of Arlington National Cemetery. As one of the most recognizable flowers, roses hold meaning in the military and at military funerals. – White roses evoke reverence, humility, innocence, and youthfulness. – Red roses convey respect, love, and courage. – Pink roses signify love, grace, appreciation and gentility. – Dark crimson roses denote grief and sorrow. – Yellow roses are given by friends of the deceased to symbolize their strong ties. Arlington Media was honored to capture these moments for this family and generations to come.

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Continue ReadingYellow roses adorn a casket laid to rest in Section 57 of Arlington National Cemetery. As one of the most recognizable flowers, roses hold meaning in the military and at military funerals. – White roses evoke reverence, humility, innocence, and youthfulness. – Red roses convey respect, love, and courage. – Pink roses signify love, grace, appreciation and gentility. – Dark crimson roses denote grief and sorrow. – Yellow roses are given by friends of the deceased to symbolize their strong ties. Arlington Media was honored to capture these moments for this family and generations to come.

A US Army Band Bugler plays Taps under the shadow of the US Air Force Memorial. The Air Force Memorial structures represent the long history of air and space aviation from the balloon reconnaissance, through Orville Wright’s first military flight at Fort Myers, to the Air Force of today. The Air Force Memorial provides a visual representation of the cumulative history of the United States Air Force. The Air Force Memorial uses design, inscriptions and sculpture to represent the Air Force heritage including those intrepid pioneers in balloon reconnaissance and the advent of manned flight in air and space. The design of the Air Force Memorial symbolizes reaching for the stars, soaring above the earth and executing a bomb burst maneuver, best demonstrated by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds. Our tribute and honor to the Airmen heritage is represented in the 8-foot tall bronze United States Air Force Honor Guard, standing watch over the Memorial grounds.

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Continue ReadingA US Army Band Bugler plays Taps under the shadow of the US Air Force Memorial. The Air Force Memorial structures represent the long history of air and space aviation from the balloon reconnaissance, through Orville Wright’s first military flight at Fort Myers, to the Air Force of today. The Air Force Memorial provides a visual representation of the cumulative history of the United States Air Force. The Air Force Memorial uses design, inscriptions and sculpture to represent the Air Force heritage including those intrepid pioneers in balloon reconnaissance and the advent of manned flight in air and space. The design of the Air Force Memorial symbolizes reaching for the stars, soaring above the earth and executing a bomb burst maneuver, best demonstrated by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds. Our tribute and honor to the Airmen heritage is represented in the 8-foot tall bronze United States Air Force Honor Guard, standing watch over the Memorial grounds.