In Honored Glory: Arlington National Cemetery: The Final Post

Historian and nationally recognized educator, Philip Bigler has created a classic as he presents the past, present, and future of Arlington National Cemetery to the reader. This definitive history of Arlington National Cemetery is told with the dignity, respect, and pageantry that are due one of America's most honored and deeply revered sites.

This all-new fourth edition of In Honored Glory brings the history of Arlington up to date, with expanded coverage of ceremonial units, including the caisson platoon; the dedication of the Women in Military Service Memorial; the identification of the Vietnam Unknown; the impact of September 11; the war on terrorism; the war in Afghanistan; the war in Iraq, the Columbia; and other developments since the publication of the third edition.

In Honored Glory brings to life the history, happenings, people, and highlights that have combined to make Arlington National Cemetery a uniquely American institution.

Topics covered include:

• A thorough history of the development of the cemetery over time
• The origins of Memorial Day
• The construction of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the subsequent history of interments
• A chapter on the Kennedy gravesites
• Current burial requirements