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ancmem98 — President Bill Clinton Places A Wreath At The Tomb of the Unknowns, Memorial Day 1998

anc-wint — Arlington National Cemetery, Winter Scene

good-bye — The Old Guard Bids Farewell To Another Comrade

half2 — The Flag Adjacent To The Tomb of the Unknowns Remains At Half-Staff Throughout The Day When Funerals Are Taking Place

parade98 — The Old Guard In Review – 1998

armenia2 — The crew of a US Air Force aircraft which was shot down in Soviet Armenia on September 2, 1948, is escorted to its gravesite in Section 34 of Arlington National Cemetery, September 2, 1998. Photos courtesy of the US Air Force

The Prisoner-of-War/Missing-in-Action flag and bearer guards the repatriated remains of 17 Air Force crewmembers aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft shot down by MiGs over Soviet Armenia Sept. 2, 1958. The remains of 17 U.S. Airmen shot down during the Cold War were interred as a group in Arlington National Cemetery Sept. 2, 1998. With this group identification of 17 men, 18 Americans have been identified from Cold War losses, and 123 are still unaccounted-for.Click Here For More Images Of Arlington National Cemetery

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Michael Robert Patterson

Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.

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