Arlington National Cemetery was officially dedicated as a military cemetery in June of 1864 during the Civil War.
More than 300 thousand people are buried at Arlington Cemetery. Veterans from all the nation’s wars are buried in the cemetery, from the American Revolution through the Persian Gulf War and Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Pre-Civil War dead were reinterred after 1900.
Arlington National Cemetery conducts approximately 5,400 burials each year.
The flags in Arlington National Cemetery are flown at half-staff from a half hour before the first funeral until a half hour after the last funeral each day. Funerals are normally conducted five days a week, excluding weekends.
It is important to remain quiet and respectful at all times when visiting Arlington National Cemetery.