FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 01 May 2014

Serving The Best Troops & Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Arrowhead1952]

Good afternoon Meg. It was cool here today too, and I got the lawn mowed and trimmed.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, Arrowhead...((HUGS))...good to see you are a little cooler. We are headed to 66...MUCH too warm!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, Meg...((HUGS))...thank you for the prayers for our nation and our troops. Both are SO in need!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Thursday, beachy...((HUGS))

Today is my bosses retirement luncheon.

[MEG33]

My pleasure, Kathy..Thank you for all you do.
(((HUGS)))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good afternoon Kathy and (((HUGS))) to you too. I sure like the cooler temps the latter part of this week.

[beachn4fun]

Oh sure, it was so easy

because

you

had

no

competition

hehe

[beachn4fun]

p.s.

[mountainlion]

Looking through the VFW magazine I see it is the 150th anniversary of Arlington National cemetery.

The first person burred there was William Henry Christmas burred May 13, 1864.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, mountainlion.....

One hundred fifty years ago in May 1864, the first military burials took place at Arlington National Cemetery, one month prior to its establishment as a national cemetery. The burials took place in the oldest section of the cemetery – section 27.

Pvt. William Henry Christman, 67th Pennsylvania Infantry, was the first military service man interred in Arlington.

Pvt. William H. McKinney, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry, was the first to have family present at funeral.

Pvt. William Reeves, 76th New York Infantry, was the first draftee interred.

Pvt. William Blatt, 49th Pennsylvania Infantry, was the first battle casualty interred.

Privates Christman, McKinney and Reeves were interred May 13, 1864. Pvt. Blatt was interred May 14, 1864.