Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., in whose 624 acres the dead of the nation's conflicts have been buried, beginning with the Civil War, as well as reinterred dead from earlier wars.
| Address Arlington National Cemetery , Arlington, VA 22211 |
| Country United States |
| Contacts 877-907-8585 |
Basic Info
| Country United States |
| Coordinates 38°52′45″N 77°04′20″W / 38.87917°N 77.07222°W / 38.87917; -77.07222 |
| Established May 13, 1864; 160 years ago (May 13, 1864) |
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Our Vision
Great people honoring service and sacrifice to a grateful nation.
Our Mission
Arlington National Cemetery represents the American people for past, present and future generations by laying to rest those few who have served our nation with dignity and honor, while immersing guests in the cemetery's living history.
About
The Office of Army Cemeteries (OAC), consisting of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., is under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army. The secretary of the Army consolidated authorities and created the executive
