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These flags, flowers, and marble markers represent. a mother, a father, a son, a daughter, a sister, a spouse, a friend, an american. every year we remember, and every year it never fetes easier. to all those here and across the nation who are grieving the loss of a loved one who wore the uniform, our gold star families, to all those with loved ones still missing unaccounted for, i know how painful it can be. how it can reopen that ripple and that black hole in the center of your chest. you feel like you're just

Rows and rows of marble stones and bear witness to the brave women and men who served and sacrificed for our freedom and for our future. those who died so our nation might live, every year as a nation we undertake this right of remembrance. we must never forget the price that was paid to protect our democracy. we must never forget the lives, these flags, flowers, and marble markers represent. a mother, a father, a son, a daughter, a sister or spouse, a friend, an american. every year we remember and every

War ii. korea, vietnam. >> command historian steve carr is the current keeper of the history at arlington national cemetery and many of its stories, dating back to the first burial here during the civil war. >> is this essentially where the cemetery then began, starting with private chrisman? >> yes. >> the war dead from the civil war, they started bringing them to this site. and how quickly did this cemetery start to expand at that point? >> kind of where we're standing up to the crest of this ridge. all of these burials were conducted here between may 13th and june 14th of 1864. on june 15th...