VA History Office
NCA Monuments Dedicated on Memorial Day
Since Memorial Day was instituted in 1868 (initially as Decoration Day), this event at the end of May became an opportunity to dedicate new monuments in national cemeteries.
[i] The installation of figurative or symbolic memorial objects on hallowed ground fulfills a goal articulated the following year by Army Superintendent of National Cemeteries Brevet Major Edmund Whitman: burial grounds were selected with an eye toward “favorable conditions for ornamentation, so that surviving comrades, loving friends, and grateful states, might be encouraged to expend liberally of their means for such purposes.”[ii] The placement of monuments (not to be confused with individual grave markers) began to arrive in the 1870s.
Rotary Features Sgt. Major (ret.) Gavin McIlvenna Speaking On 100th Anniversary Of Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier - 10:27 pm
Sentinels from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) stand guard and conduct the changing of the guard , May 6, 2021 at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Courtesy/Arlington National Cemetery
By LINDA HULL
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
“Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God” … so reads the inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
He Tried To Mess With A Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier Guard… The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is one of the most continuously guarded monuments in the world. Patrolled by an elite group of sentinels that are highly trained and in superb physical condition, ready at a moment’s notice to defend the honor of fallen war heroes. So, what makes the Old Guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier so feared and respected? And what happens when people push the boundaries and try to mess with one of the guards? Let’s find out!
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is Arlington National Cemetery’s most iconic memorial.
Mrs. Downes
Downes, Rosemary Theresa (nee Power) went home to Jesus on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 11, 2021. Rosemary was born the fourth and youngest child of Anthony and Marie (nee Grummel) Power on May 2, 1934. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Margaret (Walter) Murphy and Regina (Bill) Sleater; brother, Anthony Power; and granddaughter, Gabrielle Fotouhi. She is survived by her husband, four daughters, eleven grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.Â
Rosemary attended Epiphany Catholic Grade School, where she played basketball and her eighth-grade team won the 1947â48 City Championship. She worked to pay her way through high school at Ursuline Academy, taking the bus to and from school. After high school, she worked for a couple of years, and then enrolled at St. Louis University. Again, she paid her way through school and graduated with a bachelorâs degree in English. Rosemary was an excellent student and won a Fulbright Scholarship to atten
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