Arlington National Cemetery Breaks Ground on Southern Expansion, DAR Project Sound on Tape

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, UNITED STATES

09.14.2021

Video by Patrick Bloodgood 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters

Arlington National Cemetery held a groundbreaking ceremony on September 14 to mark the beginning of construction on the cemetery's Southern Expansion and the Federal Highways Administration Defense Access Road (DAR) construction projects. The Norfolk District, U.S. ARmy Corps of Engineers is overseeing the construction of the Southern Expansion Project and combined with the DAR project will enable the Army to continue the honored tradition of laying to rest our veterans well into the future.

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Col. Thomas Austin
Director of Engineering
Arlington National Cemetery

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Karen Durham-Aquilera
Executive Director
Office of Army Cemeteries

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Monique Evans
Director, Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division
Federal Highways Administration

12;36;03 - 15;10;10
Karen Baker
Regional Programs Director
North Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Maj. Gen. Joel D. Jackson
Commander
U.S. Air Force District of Washington

• Date Taken: 09.14.2021
• Date Posted: 09.20.2021 13:05
• Category: Interviews
• Video ID: 814519
• VIRIN: 210914-A-OI229-221
• Filename: DOD_108580555
• Length: 00:17:42
• Location: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, US