Cemetery News

• Horses at Arlington National Cemetery will be suspended for a year for rehab
  
  The horses tasked with leading the caissons carrying the caskets of fallen service members during funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery are taking a year-long pause for rehab.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 8 Jun 2023.
• Rishi Sunak kicks off US visit by laying wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier
  
  Rishi Sunak had a solemn moment at the Arlington National Cemetery as he underlined the long-standing Transatlantic military ties.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023.
• 2 shot at Maryland cemetery during funeral of 10-year-old murder victim
  
  A man was killed and a woman was hurt in a Maryland cemetery shooting that happened during the funeral of a 10-year-old murder victim. Tuesday's victims were not part of the funeral, police said.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023.
• Man fatally shot at cemetery during burial of 10-year-old gun violence victim
  
  Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon at a cemetery in Prince George's County, Maryland.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023.
• GOP Leaders Slam Pride Flag At Veterans Affairs Cemetery, Seek Removal
  
  'Cemeteries should be places for reflection and respect, not public virtue signaling'
  Daily Caller.  Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023.
• WATCH: America pays tribute to its fallen heroes
  
  On this Memorial Day holiday we visit cemeteries across the country to recognize those that sacrificed their lives.
  ABC News.  Monday, 29 May 2023.
• Somber Memorial Day ceremony held at Los Angeles National Cemetery
  
  The Los Angeles National Cemetery hosted its first public Memorial Day event since 2019, due to the pandemic.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 29 May 2023.
• Memorial Day Ceremony Held at DFW National Cemetery as Families Honor Loved Ones
  
  On Monday, a ceremony was held at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, one of the largest cemeteries for veterans in the country.
  NBC.  Monday, May 29 2023.
• Biden marks Memorial Day nearly 2 years after ending America's longest war, lauds troops' sacrifice
  
  President Biden lauded the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who died fighting for their country as he marked Memorial Day with the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
  Washington Times.  Monday, 29 May 2023.
• Following tradition, volunteers place red and white carnations at L.A. National Cemetery
  
  Every year, on the day before Memorial Day, Angelenos pay their respects to veterans we have lost.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 28 May 2023.
• The harrowing lives of England's 'pauper apprentices'
  
  A team of experts analysed the skeletal remains of more than 150 individuals from a rural churchyard cemetery in the village of Fewston, North Yorkshire.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 17 May 2023.
• Quarantine Hospital and Cemetery Found Underwater Off the Coast of Florida
  
  Before it was submerged, a small island was home to 19th-century yellow fever patients
  Smithsonian.  Monday, 8 May 2023.
• Submerged Island Off Florida Reveals Secret: Civil War-Era Cemetery
  
  The site, discovered by marine archaeologists about 70 miles from Key West, Fla., once held a quarantine hospital and cemetery for those stationed at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas National Park.
  New York Times.  Friday, 5 May 2023.
• 'I Didn't Know He Was Dead': Hundreds Of Wagner Mercenaries Have Been Quietly Buried In An Isolated Russian Cemetery
  
  In the middle of last month, the head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, opened a memorial cemetery outside the Volga River city of Samara for fighters killed in Ukraine. ...
  Radio Liberty.  Friday, 5 May 2023.
• What's in Store for Service Corporation (SCI) in Q1 Earnings?
  
  Service Corporation's (SCI) first-quarter 2023 performance is likely to have been adversely impacted by rising inflationary pressure. Strength in the preened cemetery sales has been an upside.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 26 Apr 2023.

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