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Topic Started: Apr 15 2008, 07:59 AM (59 Views)
Blue Collar	Apr 15 2008, 07:59 AM Post #1
Super Moderator Posts: 78 Group: Super Moderator Member #10 Joined: March 26, 2008	In this section, I will post as often as possible, little tidbits of Facts more so for the purpose of Trivia & Amusement but also in the event you often wondered. Anyone & All are welcomed to contribute to this section ... however we encourage each submission be entered as a Reply rather than New Topic. Thank You



Blue Collar	Apr 15 2008, 09:04 AM Post #2
Super Moderator Posts: 78 Group: Super Moderator Member #10 Joined: March 26, 2008	Arlington National Cemetery Ok we all know Arlington Cemetery is located in Arlington, Virginia across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial. And most know this has been the final resting place for Military and Government personnel. But did you know Arlington National Cemetery was actually the confiscated Estate of General & Mrs. Robert E. Lee, during the Civil War by the Union Army? Actually, the Estate belonged to Mary Anna Custis Lee, wife of General Lee and descendant of Martha Washington, wife of the first President. And do you know who is eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery? Below is a list of qualifications for this high honor. * Any active-duty member of the Armed Forces (except those members serving on active duty for training only). * Any veteran who is retired from active military service with the Armed Forces. * Any veteran who is retired from the Reserves is eligible upon reaching age 60 and drawing retired pay; and who served a period of active duty (other than for training). * Any former member of the Armed Forces separated honorably prior to October 1, 1949 for medical reasons and who was rated at 30% or greater disabled effective on the day of discharge. * Any former member of the Armed Forces who has been awarded one of the following decorations: 1. Medal of Honor 2. Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross or Air Force Cross 3. Distinguished Service Medal 4. Silver Star 5. Purple Heart * The President of the United States or any former President of the United States. * Any former member of the Armed Forces who served on active duty (other than for training) and who held any of the following positions: 1. An elective office of the U.S. Government 2. Office of the Chief Justice of the United States or of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 3. An office listed, at the time the person held the position, in 5 USC 5312 or 5313 (Levels I and II of the Executive Schedule). 4. The chief of a mission who was at any time during his/her tenure classified in Class I under the provisions of Section 411, Act of 13 August 1946, 60 Stat. 1002, as amended (22 USC 866) or as listed in State Department memorandum dated March 21, 1988. * Any former prisoner of war who, while a prisoner of war, served honorably in the active military, naval, or air service, whose last period of military, naval or air service terminated honorably and who died on or after November 30, 1993. * The spouse, widow or widower, minor child, or permanently dependent child, and certain unmarried adult children of any of the above eligible veterans. * The widow or widower of: 1. A member of the Armed Forces who was lost or buried at sea or officially determined to be missing in action. 2. A member of the Armed Forces who is interred in a US military cemetery overseas that is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission. 3. A member of the Armed Forces who is interred in Arlington National Cemetery as part of a group burial. * The surviving spouse, minor child, or permanently dependent child of any person already buried in Arlington National Cemetery. * The parents of a minor child, or permanently dependent child whose remains, based on the eligibility of a parent, are already buried in ANC. A spouse divorced from the primary eligible, or widowed and remarried, is not eligible for interment. * Provided certain conditions are met, a former member of the Armed Forces may be buried in the same grave with a close relative who is already buried and is the primary eligible.



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