Friday, March 08, 2013

Civil War Soldiers Buried

Very cool.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — More than 150 years after the USS Monitor sank off North Carolina during the Civil War, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad’s turret when it was raised a decade ago were buried Friday at Arlington National Cemetery.

The evening burial, which included a gun salute and a band playing “America the Beautiful,” may be the last time Civil War soldiers are buried at the cemetery overlooking Washington.

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Posted by Owen at 2103 hrs
Culture + Military

  1. Well done.

    I’d wonder what they would think about the latest 21st century plantation—-Washington D.C.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 09, 2013 at 0732 hrs


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