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News - Arlington National Cemetery

2011-03-21 14:45:00

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When the United States' most hallowed cemetery was rocked with scandal in 2010, Secretary of the Army John McHugh established a hierarchy to make sure incidents like graves being mismarked and unmarked, burial urns being unearthed and dumped out, and millions of dollars being mismanaged never happens again. A key player in that hierarchy, Kathryn Condon, pledged to The American Legion today that she'll do everything in her power to restore the public's trust in Arlington National Cemetery. Condon - executive director of the Army National Cemeteries Program, which oversees long-term planning and day-to-day operations of Arlington - told Legionnaires attending the organization's 51st Washington Conference that a new system is in place to ensure Arlington National Cemetery is a venue fitting to provide eternal rest for our nation's veterans. "I know the past mismanagement of Arlington has caused great consternation to not only the Amer

2011-01-31 14:00:00

Report Addresses Current Process and Technology Challenges, Recommends Solutions to Improve Cemetery Operations HERNDON, Va., Jan.

2010-12-10 07:36:00

HARRINGTON, Maine, Dec. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 1992 5,000 Christmas wreaths from the State of Maine were placed on the headstones of veterans at Arlington National Cemetery, donated by Worcester Wreath Company.

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