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- richdinatlanta, on 05/19/2009, -0/+22Interesting bits of information about some of those who served our country.
- gbudavid, on 05/19/2009, -0/+20I did not know any of those things Thanks
- raphaeltmnt, on 05/19/2009, -1/+19It's important to remember one's veterans. Especially now, near Veteran's Day.
- PlanckTime, on 05/19/2009, -1/+1211. The government basically stole it by insisting that the taxes on it had to be paid in person by either Robert E. Lee or his wife. During the Civil War, while Lee was the leader of the Confederate Army.
Congress refused to let them pay remotely, and when neither of them showed up to pay in person (unsurprisingly) Congress confiscated the land for themselves (again, not a surprise). They later (much later) admitted their culpability and paid Lee's descendant for the property. Arlington didn't belong to Lee, but to his wife.
I am glad that we have Arlington and I salute all who are buried there. I just wish it had been gotten in a more honorable way. - vsaint, on 05/19/2009, -0/+9The luck bobblehead is also located in the cemetary.
- DamnLogins, on 05/19/2009, -0/+912. The guards at the Tomb of the Unknowns take their job VERY seriously.
http://snopes.com/military/isabel.asp - duewydo, on 05/19/2009, -0/+8Ditto, we laid him to rest back in 04. WWII vet, Served with the Big Red One and stormed the beaches of Normandy. The service at the cemetery was unforgettable.
- PlanckTime, on 05/19/2009, -0/+8I assume you mean Memorial Day.
- Scrappy1850, on 05/19/2009, -0/+8my father's father is buried there too. go grampa!
- Vikrane, on 05/19/2009, -0/+6wow, do you feel witty now? your e-peen just grew 3 inches didnt it. you obviously know nothing of the sacrifice the men and women paid to be buried in americas most hallowed ground.
- rhoonah, on 05/19/2009, -0/+6Ok, that has to be the single most offensive and moronic thing that I have ever read on this site. You, sir, should be beaten to within an inch of your worthless life by the heroes that are laid to rest there in order to protect your freedom to say idiotic things.
- andrewsavage, on 05/19/2009, -0/+61. The first woman Naval pilot, Barbara Rainey, is buried in the cemetery. She was killed while training another pilot in an air accident. SOURCE: Arlington National Cemetery Web site
2. There are almost 3,800 former slaves who lived on the Arlington Estate interred in Section 27. Their headstones can be told apart from the others by the inscription "citizen" or "civilian."
3. There are currently about 5,000 unknown military serviceman and women interred at Arlington National Cemetery. The first two unknowns, both Union Soldiers, where laid to rest on May 15, 1864. SOURCE: Arlington National Cemetery
4. Robert E. Lee lived on the property with his wife as a custodian but was never an owner of the property. SOURCE: Arlington National Cemetery Web site
5. There are two Presidents buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, William Howard Taft and John Fitzgerald Kennedy. SOURCE: Arlington National Cemetery Web siteHome > News
6. The Arlington Estate was originally built as a memorial to George Washington by one of his grandsons, George Washington Parke Custis. Congress bought the property on March 3, 1883 for $150,000.
SOURCE: Arlington National Cemetery Web site
7. The first serviceman laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery was Private William Henry Christman from the 67th Pennsylvania Infantry on May 13, 1864. SOURCE: Arlington National Cemetery Web site
8. There is one man in the cemetery who was also born on the property. His name is James Parks and he was a slave there that dug some of the very first graves in Arlington National Cemetery. Parks is buried in section 15. SOURCE: Arlington National Cemetery Web site
9. There is one man in the cemetery who was also born on the property. His name is James Parks and he was a slave there that dug some of the very first graves in Arlington National Cemetery. Parks is buried in section 15. SOURCE: Arlington National Cemetery Web site
10. There are four Medal of Honor recipients in section 27 of Arlington National Cemetery. They are:
Landsman William H. Brown, U.S. Navy during the Civil War
Sgt. James H. Harris, U.S. Army during the Civil War
Pvt. James Richmond, U.S. Army during the Civil War. Richmond, captured the flag at Gettysburg during the Civil War.
Sgt. Thomas Shaw, U.S. Army during 1881's Indian Campaigns
SOURCE: Arlington National Cemetery Web site - Janinco, on 05/20/2009, -0/+5Shame on you.
- proliance, on 05/19/2009, -0/+5blacktriangle happens to be from Denmark, a country that tried to appease Germany by remaining neutral during WWII. Hitler had other thoughts and over ran the entire country in just two hours.
There were 16 brave Danish soldiers who died fighting the invasion. Do you consider these men to be war criminals also? - spritom, on 05/19/2009, -0/+5The Marines say that Arlington is the most sacred place for the Corps.
- jdibiase, on 05/19/2009, -0/+413a. blacktriangle would argue that all soldiers are war criminals.
- PlanckTime, on 05/19/2009, -0/+4The problem is that it was not done through a court of law. Congress didn't take it under the auspices of eminent domain. At the time, Congress was insisting that the southern states were still part of the union, so they would still have enjoyed Constitutional protection.
Instead, Congress basically gave Lee and his family the finger and decided either they could take the family's property illegally, or they could get either Lee himself or his wife as a hostage were they dumb enough to show up.
As I stated in my post, Congress later admitted that it had acted wrongly and apologized and gave money to the descendants. Whatever Lee may have been doing, Congress still acted wrongly. - Koushiro, on 05/19/2009, -0/+4Veteran's Day is in November.
- HawgFrog, on 05/19/2009, -0/+4Corporal Isaiah May, Medal of Honor recipient and Buffalo Soldier is being interred there 29 May 2009. He has laid in an unmarked grave in Phoenix, AZ since 1925.
- Lasereth, on 05/19/2009, -0/+3Junders Plunkett is in the house on the hill waiting to kill you.
- PlanckTime, on 05/19/2009, -0/+3It occurred during the war, not after. Lee never went back.
- SillyRabbits, on 05/19/2009, -0/+313. They also perform around 10-15 burials each day. That rate is increasing with all the WWII vets getting older and older.
- flip2trip, on 05/20/2009, -0/+3It wasn't a revolt, it was a secession which is not prohibited by our Constitution...the Northern army were the aggressors.
- esc27, on 05/20/2009, -0/+213. The mast of the U.S.S. Maine is in the cemetery as a memorial.
14. Astronauts from America's two space shuttle disasters are buried there.
15. Not all the head stones are plain. Some are quite elaborate. - farmergreg, on 05/19/2009, -1/+3Check your source Audie Murphy received the Medal of honor and is the 2 nd most visited grave at Arlington "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Murphy"
- farmergreg, on 05/19/2009, -0/+2This is from someone who's name is from the Nazi's and show their ignorance thru it.
- Jeffrsmall, on 05/20/2009, -0/+1Best. Reply. Ever.
- minnecrapolis, on 05/20/2009, -0/+1In any event, it was in a time of war and Lee and his wife had abandoned the property.
It was common law that one had to pay taxes in person back then. So, who is at fault?
Also, I think it was around 1883 when the Government decided that Lee's son was the rightful owner of the land. He, instead of making the Government remove the bodies, gladly accepted a $150,000 payment in return for the land. I believe that would be along the lines of $2,000,000 today. - Vikrane, on 05/19/2009, -1/+2they also have some odd traditions
- minnecrapolis, on 05/20/2009, -0/+1What source is he supposed to check?
The list clearly stated that there were 4 Medal of Honor recipients IN SECTION 27. Audie Murphy is in section 46 and was white.
Section 27 was for USCT (US Colored Troops) from the Civil War. I think that was why the article made a point of it. - Vikrane, on 05/21/2009, -0/+115.a especially in Section 1
- Vikrane, on 05/20/2009, -0/+1Joe Louis is buried in Arlington along with Abner Doubleday, the inventor of baseball. Lincoln's son is also buried there, not to far from Arlington house.And the man who designed DC is buried on the hill in front of Arlington House overlooking the city. I could list hundreds of things about Arlington really.
- minnecrapolis, on 05/20/2009, -0/+1Well, water flowed on Mars one billion years ago and they called that "recent".
November is yesterday on that scale. - scojerroc, on 05/20/2009, -0/+1i came here just to see this comment.
- terracottapai, on 05/19/2009, -2/+1Well then what the hell else could he have expected?
That's ridiculous, the path he chose bore the risk that he would forfeit his property. - txinfo, on 05/19/2009, -1/+0Look at number 3. I think one of those rocks says motherf##ker. What the hell? This photographer is an idiot for not seeing that.
- liquisoft, on 05/20/2009, -2/+1The #10 picture kinda looks like the guy is pissing on a grave.
Just sayin'. - edrodgers731, on 05/19/2009, -3/+2You are joking, right? I hope so.
- terracottapai, on 05/19/2009, -4/+2One of the risks you take when you take up arms with secessionists is that after the conflict you might not be treated so well by the people who you just tried to kill.
- ajwinder, on 05/19/2009, -6/+2Oh so theres consequences for leading a revolt against the nation, who woulda thought?!
- sparkplug890, on 05/19/2009, -9/+1it looks like the soldier is peeing in the last picture.
- blacktriangle, on 05/19/2009, -17/+213. Its a mass burial site for war criminals.
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