REAL ID Requirements

Beginning May 7, 2025, all individuals over the age of 18 who are authorized to drive onto Arlington National Cemetery should be prepared to present a REAL ID at the security checkpoint.

Published on: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 read more ...

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“Home at Last, After 80 Years”: Missing WWII Bomber Crewman Identified and Laid to Rest

When a member of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) called Anthony Kowalewski and told him they had positively identified his uncle, who was killed in World War II, he felt humbled. At his uncle’s funeral in Section 33 on April 9, 2025, he spoke about his surprise that a simple DNA test “turned into the ability to have this ceremony and to bring him home, at last, after 80 years.” 

From the Burmese Jungle to Arlington: An OSS Agent’s Service

During World War II, Daniel “Dan” Weinstein parachuted into the Burmese jungle to organize and train the local population to fight invading Japanese forces. As a demolition expert, he also defused enemy land mines to help build the Burma Road, the Allies’ vital supply line that linked Burma to China. On April 3, 2025, Dan and his wife, Betty Jo Weinstein, were inurned together in Arlington National Cemetery’s Section 63 columbarium. 

Arlington National Cemetery Unveils New Headstones of Jewish Soldiers Over a Century After Their Death

Almost two hundred people gathered at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the unveiling of two new headstones, which now reflect the proper religious symbol, more than a century after their death.

A Seasonal Message of Hope: Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Hosts Annual Easter Sunrise Service

More than a thousand people, many wearing their Sunday best, came to Arlington National Cemetery in the predawn darkness of April 20, 2025, to attend the annual Easter Sunrise Service at the Memorial Amphitheater. The service, hosted by Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, dates back to 1927 as a non-denominational tradition that draws people from all walks of life to hear a seasonal message of hope.  

“Love and Fidelity”: Decorated Veteran and His Wife of 44 Years Inurned

Sgt. Maj. Morton “Duke” Windsor rarely spoke about his distinguished career service in the U.S. Army, which included serving in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. When Windsor and his wife, Erika, were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on March 31, 2025, two of his sons tried to piece together his long record of military service. 

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Missing Korean War Air Force Pilot Memorialized

On the night of March 14, 1951, U.S. Air Force Capt. Julius C. Fluhr Jr.’s F-82G Twin Mustang disappeared over the battlefields of Korea. At around 3:15 a.m., he last reported to another F-82 that he was between the cities of Taegu and Seoul, on his way to his target. Fluhr’s aircraft never returned from his mission. Subsequent searches for his F-82G proved fruitless. Later in the war, returning POWs reported no contact with him. No wreckage or remains were ever found, but he was not forgotten. 

“A Man Whose Courage Soared as High as the Skies He Defended”: Honoring Lt. Gen. Claire Chennault and the Flying Tigers

U.S. Army Air Forces Lt. Gen. Claire Chennault did everything within his power to protect China during World War II. Before the United States officially entered the war, he commanded the American Volunteer Group (AVG) —known as the “Flying Tigers”—which consisted of nearly 300 American pilots who volunteered to fight in the skies over Japanese-occupied China, as well as American nurses.  

Coast Guard Vietnam Veteran Laid to Rest Where He Always Wanted to Be

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. James Park Sutherland always wanted to be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, according to his wife Carolyn. During their 39-year marriage, he repeatedly told her, “I really want to go to Arlington.” His daughter, Amy Wood, also recalled him telling friends that being buried at Arlington would be his highest honor.  

A Daughter’s Closure, 80 Years After Pearl Harbor

On a windy day at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Harbison looked over the casket of her late father, U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer John Connolly, at his burial—not a common experience for a woman in her 90s. She was only eight years old on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Nevada-class battleship USS Oklahoma, moored in the waters of Pearl Harbor, was struck by torpedoes and capsized, killing her father and 428 other sailors and Marines. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Connolly joined the Navy in 1912 in Boston and served in World War I. Promoted through the ranks, eventually reaching that of chief warrant officer, he was three weeks away from retiring when the torpedoes struck.

A Final Farewell to a Staff Sergeant Who “Loved the Army”

Staff Sgt. James “Jamie” Santos loved his time in the U.S. Army. When his remains were inurned at Arlington National Cemetery on March 27, 2025, it was no surprise that so many of his fellow soldiers attended the service. Many had served with him in the Persian Gulf War, Haiti and Somalia.