Arlington National Cemetery and the 3d Infantry Regiment invite you to join us as we pay respects to our nation’s fallen on Memorial Day weekend.
On Sunday, May 24 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., visitors are welcome to walk across the Tomb plaza and place a flower at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Flowers of Remembrance Day.
Visitors will have the opportunity to "Meet a Tomb Guard" and engage in Q&A discussion at 9 a.m. within the Memorial Amphitheater. As part of the day's schedule of events, ANC historians will offer a History Talk at 10 a.m., followed by an optional History Tour. No registration is necessary for participation.
Flowers will be provided for all visitors. We encourage visitors to bring water and stay hydrated...
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...
