Burial at Arlington National Cemetery
In 1950, the body of Sergeant First Class John Rice was brought back from Korea for burial. Rice’s wife had purchased a gravesite near her home, but when cemetery...
Hallowed ground
This photograph shows a section of the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Memorial Day, May 30, 1961. The cemetery, administered by the Department...
“Life-preserving coffin”
The fear of being buried alive led Christian Henry Eisenbrandt to patent a “life-preserving coffin in doubtful cases of actual death.” In his application, he...
National Cemetery in Yorktown, Virginia
Adjacent to the battlefield where the American Revolution ended in 1781 and surrounded by Civil War battlefields, Yorktown National Cemetery was established in 1866....
Old Swedes
Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church in Wilmington, DE, was built over the course of two years, starting in 1698. Designated as a Registered National Historical Landmark...
They stayed behind
This 1928 photograph captures the marble crosses in Block B of the 42-acre Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Belleau, France. Of the 2,288 American soldiers buried...
Veterans' headstones
Members of America's military are honored with headstones from the U.S. Government in cemeteries around the country. These headstones were made in 1943 for soldiers...