Spring is blooming at Arlington National Cemetery! Honor and remember those who served by exploring over 639 acres of vibrant rolling hills. While visiting, join us for our Spring Horticulture Tours to celebrate the start of the season. Visit our website for tour dates and information: https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil
(US Army Video by Derek Patterson/Arlington National Cemetery)
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...
