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Visitors pay respects at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Flowers of Remembrance Day
At the Arlington National Cemetery, Flowers of Remembrance Day is a day for visitors to pay their respects and lay down a flower at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day weekend. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.
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Historian raises concerns over Arlington National Cemetery website DEI removal
Arlington National Cemetery said it is updating its website to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to remove all mentions of Diversity Equity and Inclusion, or DEI. A prominent historian is raising concerns over the removal of educational materials and pages highlighting African American, Latino and women veterans. “Arlington embodies an incredibly important history for all Americans,” Boston-based...
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Historian raises concerns over Arlington National Cemetery website DEI removal
A prominent historian is raising concerns as Arlington National Cemetary updates its website to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to remove all mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion. News4’s Walter Morris reports.
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Arlington National Cemetery invites public to observe Memorial Day, place flowers at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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.
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Fallen Vietnam medic honored with headstone inscription at Arlington
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...
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Fallen Vietnam medic honored with headstone inscription
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.
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Silver Star inscription added to DC man's headstone
After decades of missing the inscription, the DC man’s bravery has finally been recognized. News4’s Molette Green reports.
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News4 and Telemundo 44 clear Arlington Cemetery wreaths
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.
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Wreaths Out 2024 at Arlington National Cemetery
Some members of the News4 team traveled to Arlington National Cemetery to clean up wreaths placed there last month.
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Volunteers wanted for Wreaths Out at Arlington National Cemetery
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.
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Volunteer with NBC4's The Scene and Telemundo 44 at Arlington National Cemetery
On Saturday, Jan. 20, we’re bringing people together to clean up the wreaths placed at Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America.