Arlington National Cemetery

Thousands of veterans are waiting to find out if they’ll have to make different plans for their final resting place. Potential changes for who can be buried at Arlington National Cemetery were expected to be announced already, but that has not happened.

An independent commission is recommending that the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery be dismantled and taken down, as part of its final report to Congress on the renaming of military bases and assets that commemorate the Confederacy. Panel members on Tuesday rolled out the final list of ships, base roads, buildings and other items that they said should be…

Originally established during the Civil War, Memorial Day honors those who have died in military service for the U.S.