🇺🇸 National Memorial Day Observance 🫡

The 155th National Memorial Day Wreath-Laying and Observance Program will take place Monday, May 29. Here are some important details to know if you plan on visiting in person or watching virtually.
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🧵 1/x ⌚️ The program to honor America’s fallen will be live-streamed from Arlington National Cemetery beginning at 11 a.m. EDT, Monday, May 29.

📺 The public is encouraged to view the ceremony and observance program live at: dvidshub.net/webcast/32025

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Today, Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (@USArmyOldGuard) and the U.S. Army Band, "Pershing's Own" (@theusarmyband), conducted military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Roy Carney in Section 36 of Arlington National Cemetery. Carney was killed on August 1, 1943 during Operation Tidal Wave, the U.S. Ninth Air Force’s bombing of the Romania’s Ploiesti oil fields and refineries, which fueled the German military during World War II.

ANC is proud to announce a new Education Program, developed for virtual and in-person learning with resources for educators, students, families and lifelong learners. Audiences may discover the diverse history of the U.S. through the unique lens of ANC.

ArlingtonCemetery.mil/Education Over the next 5 years, ANC will develop 27 educational modules on topics ranging from military conflicts to the contributions of service members in society. Three modules are available now, with the fourth module, on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, to be released this fall.

Arlington National Cemetery will close to visitors beginning Friday, March 13, 2020 as we take precautionary measures to protect the health of our employees, families and visitors. Funerals will be conducted as scheduled. 1/ Family members should contact 1-877- 907-8585 for more info on new arrival procedures or if they would like to reschedule a funeral. ANC will be open to family pass holders only for visitation from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ANC will continually asses and update status to the public. 2/

Tomorrow: join ANC’s Horticulturist and Urban Forester for a walking tour of Arlington at the peak of the autumn splendor! The vibrant reds, oranges, yellows and russets of over 500 species of trees, shrubs, and perennials at ANC are a must see for anyone visiting in the fall. 1/ On this tour, you will learn about the cemetery's Memorial Arboretum and various landscapes and gardens. You'll gain insight into the urban forestry and horticulture programs, and extensive tree, shrub, and perennial collections. 2/

Good morning from Arlington National Cemetery!

Today at 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time we will officially dedicate our #Millennium expansion, unveil two new streets and conduct funerals for two Unknown #CivilWar Union Soldiers.

(@USArmy photos by Mary Smith) We will be streaming the ceremony #live and will share the feed here on @Twitter and @Facebook.

He wanted to join the @USMC, but he was too short.

The paratroopers wouldn't have him either.

Reluctantly, he settled on the infantry, enlisting to become nothing less than one of the most-decorated heroes of #WorldWarII.

(#USArmy photo) He was Audie Murphy, the baby-faced Texas farmboy who was born #OnThisDay in 1924. He became a U.S. legend.

Murphy grew up on a sharecropper's farm in Hunt County, Texas.