In this 2025 update, we highlight progress made this summer and fall on Arlington National Cemetery’s Southern Expansion and Defense Access Road (DAR) projects, adding approximately 80,000 interment and inurnment spaces to these hallowed grounds.
These projects will enable the Army to continue its honored tradition of laying to rest our service members and their families well into the future. It will not only extend the lifespan of the cemetery, but also enhance the visitor experience, increase public access and streamline maintenance operations.
The DAR project will realign Columbia Pike and modify nearby roads, benefitting the public and surrounding community by upgrading pedestrian and cyclist safety by widening sidewalks and...
Richard A. Kibbey Jr. was only 12 years old when an Air Force chaplain, a lieutenant colonel and an enlisted airman knocked on his family’s front door. “I knew immediately it was not good news,” he remembered. His father and namesake, Col. Richard Kibbey, had been serving in Vietnam as an HH-3E “Jolly Green Giant” helicopter pilot, rescuing downed flight crews. On Feb. 6, 1967, Col. Kibbey and his crew had just rescued a downed Air...
