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)
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)
Following a history of the project and unveiling of two new street signs, we will conduct the first ground burial of two Civil War Soldiers discovered at @ManassasNPS.
The Soldiers will be laid to rest in Section 81 with military funeral honors with funeral escort.
#HonorThem
#HonorThem
The 27-acre #Millennium expansion provides 27,282 interment spaces that are located either above or below ground. It helps extend the life of the cemetery for approximately a decade.
At our current rate of interments, the cemetery will be full by the early 2040s.
At our current rate of interments, the cemetery will be full by the early 2040s.
The street dedications are in honor of @USMC Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan W. Gifford, and Ida Lewis, U.S. Lighthouse Service, which was later absorbed into the @USCG.
Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan W. Gifford is the first U.S. #Marine honored with a street name in the cemetery and Ida Lewis is the first female and first representative of the U.S. #CoastGuard honored with a street name.
The new streets are Lewis Drive and Gifford Drive.
The new streets are Lewis Drive and Gifford Drive.
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