Arlington National Cemetery will close to visitors starting Friday as 'precautionary measures to protect the health of our employees, families and visitors' are taken amid the coronavirus pandemic. Funerals will be conducted as scheduled, the cemetery said
Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia will close to visitors beginning Friday as"precautionary measures to protect the health of our employees, families and visitors" are taken amidst the coronavirus pandemic, according to a statement from the cemetery.“U.S.
Army and Department of Defense guidance is clear: force health protection is paramount,” said Karen Durham-Aguilera, executive director of the Office of Army National Cemeteries and Arlington National Cemetery. “We have a responsibility to protect our employees, the families of our fallen service members paying respect to their loved ones, and to the thousands of visitors per day who come here to appreciate this national shrine.
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