national cemetery

noun

a cemetery, maintained by the U.S. government, for persons who have served honorably in the armed forces.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of national cemetery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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Arlington National Cemetery scrubbed from its website all mentions of the history of black and female service members.

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They removed all the references to the same at the website of Arlington National Cemetery.

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Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed from its website information and educational materials about the history of black and female service members.

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Everett Titterington, who died at Pearl Harbor, was interred at Riverside National Cemetery after his remains were identified.

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The Navy offered to place Kubinec in any cemetery of the family’s choosing — back home in Ohio, or even in Arlington National Cemetery.

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National Bureau of Standards national church

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