Arlington National Cemetery Plants Saplings to Honor Troops
Arlington National Cemetery Plants Saplings to Honor Troops
By Terri Moon Cronk
American Forces Press Service
ARLINGTON, Va., April 27, 2012 – In honor of Arbor Day and to pay respects to U.S. service members, officials planted five oak tree saplings at Arlington National Cemetery here today.
From Left to Right: American Forests Chief Executive Officer Scott Sheen, Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, and cemetery arborist Stephen Van Hoven place soil around a ribbon-laden sapling at the end of an Arbor Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, April 27, 2012. DOD photo by Terri Moon Cronk
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