Arlington National Cemetery

During Memorial Day weekend, Arlington National Cemetery will pay tribute to fallen servicemembers. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports on how the public is invited to participate.

A war hero’s valor is finally recognized on his headstone at Arlington National Cemetery almost 60 years after his gallantry saved four lives in Vietnam. Spc. Calvin Bouknight joined the U.S. Army as a combat medic after graduating from McKinley Tech High School. “When things go sideways, the one thing that they call on is medic,” Brig. Gen. Yolanda...

A Vietnam War hero from D.C. was finally recognized as a hero almost 60 years after he died saving four fellow soldiers. News4’s Aimee Cho reports on the special inscription added to his tombstone at Arlington National Cemetery and the emotional story behind it.

After decades of missing the inscription, the DC man’s bravery has finally been recognized. News4’s Molette Green reports.

If you drive past Arlington National Cemetery, you might notice wreaths on the headstones are now gone. That is because of a volunteer group who helped clean up. News4’s Tommy McFly shows us how.

Some members of the News4 team traveled to Arlington National Cemetery to clean up wreaths placed there last month.

Almost a quarter million wreaths were placed on the graves at Arlington National Cemetery in December by the organization Wreaths Across America. Next Saturday morning, volunteers are needed for Wreaths Out. News4’s Tommy McFLY reports.

On Saturday, Jan. 20, we’re bringing people together to clean up the wreaths placed at Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America.

A century-old memorial to Confederate soldiers is now in the process of being removed from Arlington National Cemetery after a ruling by a federal judge. News4’s Jackie Bensen explains how legal challenges persisted until hours before the removal began.

A century-old memorial to Confederate soldiers was removed from Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday after a ruling by a federal judge.

A century-old memorial to Confederate soldiers was removed from Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday after a ruling by a federal judge. Photos provided by cemetery officials show a crew using a crane to hoist up the bronze statue near sunrise. “In accordance with the recent court ruling, the Army has resumed the deliberate process of removing the Confederate Memorial from…

The U.S. Army will resume the removal of a century-old memorial to Confederate soldiers from Arlington National Cemetery following a court ruling Tuesday evening, the cemetery said in a statement.

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring removal of a memorial to Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. A group called Defend Arlington, affiliated with a group called Save Southern Heritage Florida, filed a lawsuit Sunday in federal court in Alexandria seeking the restraining order. A hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday. Work to remove the memorial...

A Confederate memorial’s days at Arlington National Cemetery are numbered. A cemetery official says the memorial is to be removed from the northern Virginia cemetery in the coming days. It’s part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the Confederacy from military facilities. The decision ignores a demand from some Republican congressmen that the Pentagon suspend efforts to remove...

The removal of the statue is a part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the Confederacy from military-related facilities, an Arlington National Cemetery spokesperson said.

The wreaths will honor the over 270,000 service members buried at Arlington National Cemetery. News4’s Juliana Valencia has a preview of the event.

Cpl. Spencer Collart, 21, was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. Collart was one of three Marines killed when their aircraft crashed in Australia. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

The cemetery was evacuated and closed to investigate the threat about 9 a.m. Information about the origin of the threat and how it came in was not yet available.

The cemetery was evacuated and closed to investigate the threat Friday about 9 a.m. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.