On this Memorial Day, we want to thank those who have for generations fought to protect our right to vote. We wouldn’t be here without you.

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Arlington National Cemetery

The cemetery, administered by the Department of the Army, was designated an official military cemetery in 1864. More than 300,000 veterans from all of the nation’s wars are buried there.

  1. View in Arlington National Cemetery, ca. 1865 by Matthew Brady
  2. Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 30, 1961.