Frame: Is Arlington the ONLY legitimate place to honor the Fallen on Memorial Day?

[zulchzulu]

There is much ado from the Right Wing and elsewhere that Obama did not pay tribute to the troops on Memorial Day in Arlington.

Does that mean that all the hundreds of other ceremonies at graveyards large and small LESS of value than Arlington?

Are the memorial sites (listed below with their ID number) not as worthy os the Arlington Cematery? Should events that occured there and other days be considered of less importance?

M212:ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND CEMETERY, MD
N915:ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL CEMETERY, IL
N927:ALABAMA NATIONAL CEMETERY, AL
N088:ALBANY RURAL CEMETERY, NY
S109:ALBERT G. HORTON JR, MEM VET CEM, VA
N825:ALEXANDRIA NATIONAL CEMETERY, LA
N826:ALEXANDRIA NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
N120:ALLEGHENY CEMETERY, PA
N800:ALTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, IL
M200:AMERICAN EMBASSY - AMERICAN AMBASSADOR, NA
I942:ANDERSONVILLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE, GA
I948:ANDREW JOHNSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, TN
N801:ANNAPOLIS NATIONAL CEMETERY, MD
I944:ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD SITE, MD
S091:ARKANSAS STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, AR
S106:ARLINGTON CEMETERY, NJ
A956:ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
N121:ASHLAND CEMETERY, PA
N929:BAKERSFIELD NATIONAL CEMETERY, CA
N827:BALLS BLUFF NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
N802:BALTIMORE NATIONAL CEMETERY, MD
N828:BARRANCAS NATIONAL CEMETERY, FL
N803:BATH NATIONAL CEMETERY, NY
N829:BATON ROUGE NATIONAL CEMETERY, LA
I941:BATTLEGROUND NATIONAL CEMETERY, DC
N042:BAXTER SPRINGS, KS
N830:BAY PINES NATIONAL CEMETERY, FL
N831:BEAUFORT NATIONAL CEMETERY, SC
Z045:BENICICI BARRACKS POST CEMETERY, NA
N804:BEVERLY NATIONAL CEMETERY, NJ
S025:BG WILLIAM C DOYLE VET'S MEM CEM, NJ
N832:BILOXI NATIONAL CEMETERY, MS
N884:BLACK HILLS NATIONAL CEMETERY, SD
Z001:BOISE BARRACKS, NA
N805:CALVERTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, NY
N806:CAMP BUTLER NATIONAL CEMETERY, IL
N075:CAMP CHASE CONFEDERATE CEMETERY, OH
Z002:CAMP JACKSON, NA
M208:CAMP JOHN HAY POST CEMETERY, NA
Z037:CAMP KEITGLEY P.I. POST CEMETERY, NA
N833:CAMP NELSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, KY
Z003:CARLISLE BARRACKS, NA
N834:CAVE HILL NATIONAL CEMETERY, KY
S127:CENTRAL TEXAS STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, TX
S015:CENTRAL WISCONSIN VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY, WI
I943:CHALMETTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, LA
N835:CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY, TN
S001:CHELTENHAM VETERANS CEMETERY, MD
Z004:CITY OF MEXICO, NA
N836:CITY POINT NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
Z005:CLARK AFB, NA
S132:CNMI VETERANS CEMETERY, MP
S052:COASTAL CAROLINA STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, NC
N837:COLD HARBOR NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
S010:COLONEL ROBERT F. GATES CEMETERY, CT
N073:CONFEDERATE MOUND, IL
N076:CONFEDERATE STOCKADE CEMETERY, OH
N054:CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY, DC
S030:CONNECTICUT STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, CT
N838:CORINTH NATIONAL CEMETERY, MS
N074:CROWN HILL CONFEDERATE PLOT, IN
N807:CROWN HILL NATIONAL CEMETERY, IN
S002:CROWNSVILLE VETERANS CEMETERY, MD
N839:CULPEPER NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
I946:CUSTER BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT, MT
N808:CYPRESS HILLS NATIONAL CEMETERY, NY
N916:DALLAS - FT. WORTH NATIONAL CEMETERY, TX
N809:DANVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY, IL
N840:DANVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY, KY
N841:DANVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
N810:DAYTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, OH
S036:DELAWARE VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY, DE
S093:DELAWARE VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY-SUSSEX CO., DE
Z038:DENVER NATIONAL CEMETERY, NA
N906:EAGLE POINT NATIONAL CEMETERY, OR
S090:EASTERN MONTANA STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, MT
S004:EASTERN SHORE VETERANS CEMETERY, MD
M211:EDGEWOOD NATIONAL CEMETERY, MD
Z006:EL CAREY, NA
N055:EVERGREEN CEMETERY, KY
M207:F.E. WARREN AFB CEMETERY, WY
Z007:FAIRMOUNT, NA
N842:FAYETTEVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY, AR
N811:FINN'S POINT NATIONAL CEMETERY, NJ
N843:FLORENCE NATIONAL CEMETERY, SC
N911:FLORIDA NATIONAL CEMETERY, FL
N123:FOREST HILL CEMETERY, WI
N122:FOREST HOME CEMETERY, WI
N058:FOREST LAWN CEMETERY, NE
I952:FREDERICKSBURG & SPOTSYLVANIA NMP, VA
S391:FT LEONARD WOOD STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, MO
Z008:FT. ADAMS, NA
Z009:FT. APACHE POST, NA
N885:FT. BAYARD NATIONAL CEMETERY, NM
M911:FT. BENNING POST CEMETERY, GA
N886:FT. BLISS NATIONAL CEMETERY, TX
M920:FT. BRAGG POST CEMETERY, NC
Z010:FT. BROOK POST CEMETERY, NA
Z039:FT. CANBY POST CEMETERY, NA
M915:FT. CLARK POST CEMETERY, TX
N059:FT. CRAWFORD CEMETERY, WI
Z011:FT. CROOK, NA
N909:FT. CUSTER NATIONAL CEMETERY, MI
M918:FT. DES MOINES POST CEMETERY, IA
M917:FT. DEVENS POST CEMETERY, MA
I949:FT. DONELSON NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, TN
M921:FT. DOUGLAS RESERVE CENTER, UT
Z040:FT. EGBERT POST CEMETERY, NA
Z041:FT. ETHAN ALLEN, NA
Z046:FT. GEORGE G. MEADE POST CEMETERY, NA
M265:FT. GEORGE WRIGHT CEMETERY, WA
N844:FT. GIBSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, OK
N845:FT. HARRISON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
Z012:FT. HAYES, NA
M206:FT. HUACHUCA POST CEMETERY, AZ
N930:FT. JACKSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, SC
M925:FT. KNOX POST CEMETERY, KY
M926:FT. LAWTON POST CEMETERY, WA
N887:FT. LEAVENWORTH NATIONAL CEMETERY, KS
M928:FT. LEONARD WOOD POST CEMETERY, MO
M929:FT. LEWIS POST CEMETERY, WA
N888:FT. LOGAN NATIONAL CEMETERY, CO
N889:FT. LYON NATIONAL CEMETERY, CO
M931:FT. MCCLELLAN POST CEMETERY, AL
Z013:FT. MCKINLEY, NA
N890:FT. MCPHERSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, NE
N891:FT. MEADE NATIONAL CEMETERY, SD
Z014:FT. MILLS, NA
M934:FT. MISSOULA POST CEMETERY, MT
N908:FT. MITCHELL NATIONAL CEMETERY, AL
Z015:FT. ONTARIO POST, NA
Z016:FT. PORTER, NA
N910:FT. RICHARDSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, AK
M937:FT. RILEY POST CEMETERY, KS
N892:FT. ROSECRANS NATIONAL CEMETERY, CA
N846:FT. SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, TX
N893:FT. SCOTT NATIONAL CEMETERY, KS
M938:FT. SHERIDAN POST CEMETERY, IL
Z017:FT. SHERMAN, NA
N920:FT. SILL NATIONAL CEMETERY, OK
M941:FT. SILL POST CEMETERY, OK
N847:FT. SMITH NATIONAL CEMETERY, AR
N894:FT. SNELLING NATIONAL CEMETERY, MN
M210:FT. STEVENS POST CEMETERY, NA
M910:FT. STEVENS POST CEMETERY, WA
Z018:FT. STOTSENBURG, NA
Z042:FT. THOMAS POST CEMETERY, NA
Z043:FT. WAYNE POST CEMETERY, NA
N083:FT. WINNEBAGO CEMETERY, WI
M201:FT. WORDEN POST CEMETERY, WA
S003:GARRISON FOREST VETERANS CEMETERY, MD
N922:GEORGIA NATIONAL CEMETERY, GA
S303:GEORGIA VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY - GLENNVILLE, GA
S096:GEORGIA VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY, GA
N917:GERALD B.H. SOLOMON SARATOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY, NY
I947:GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, PA
N848:GLENDALE NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
N895:GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL CEMETERY, CA
Z019:GOVT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE, NA
N812:GRAFTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, WV
N923:GREAT LAKES NATIONAL CEMETERY, MI
N061:GREEN MOUNT CEMETERY, VT
Z047:GREENBUSH, NA
Z020:GREENLAND, NA
Z021:GREENLAWN CEMETERY, NA
N849:HAMPTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
N850:HAMPTON VA NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
Z022:HARRISBURG, NA
S043:HAWAII STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, HI
Z044:HENRY BARRACKS, NA
N896:HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL CEMETERY, SD
N851:HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, TX
S107:IDAHO STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, ID
S006:INDIANA VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY, IN
N813:INDIANTOWN GAP NATIONAL CEMETERY, PA
S301:IOWA VETERANS CEMETERY AT VAN METER, IA
N928:JACKSONVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY, FL
N852:JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY, MO
N853:JEFFERSON CITY NATIONAL CEMETERY, MO
Z023:JOHNSON CONFEDERATE, NA
Z024:JUNCTION CITY, NA
S094:KANSAS VETERANS CEMETERY AT FORT DODGE, KS
S277:KANSAS VETERANS CEMETERY AT FORT RILEY, KS
S110:KANSAS VETERANS CEMETERY AT WAKEENEY, KS
S128:KANSAS VETERANS CEMETERY AT WINFIELD, KS
S114:KENTUCKY VETERANS CEMETERY - NORTHEAST, KY
S134:KENTUCKY VETERANS CEMETERY CENTRAL, KY
S135:KENTUCKY VETERANS CEMETERY NORTH, KY
S105:KENTUCKY VETERANS CEMETERY-WEST, KY
N814:KEOKUK NATIONAL CEMETERY, IA
N854:KERRVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY, TX
Z025:KEY WEST, NA
N855:KNOXVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY, TN
N062:LAKESIDE CEMETERY, MI
N897:LEAVENWORTH NATIONAL CEMETERY, KS
N856:LEBANON NATIONAL CEMETERY, KY
N857:LEXINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, KY
N858:LITTLE ROCK NATIONAL CEMETERY, AR
N815:LONG ISLAND NATIONAL CEMETERY, NY
N898:LOS ANGELES NATIONAL CEMETERY, CA
N816:LOUDON PARK NATIONAL CEMETERY, MD
S302:M.J. DOLLY COOPER VETERANS CEMETERY, SC
N082:MACKINAC ISLAND POST CEMETERY, MI
Z026:MADISON BARRACKS, NA
S095:MAINE VETERANS' MEMORIAL CEMETERY - MT VERNON RD, ME
S012:MAINE VETERANS' MEMORIAL CEMETERY, ME
Z027:MARE ISLAND NAVAL CEMETERY, NA
N859:MARIETTA NATIONAL CEMETERY, GA
N817:MARION NATIONAL CEMETERY, IN
N818:MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL CEMETERY, MA
S108:MASSACHUSETTS VETERAN MEMORIAL CEMETERY/WINCHENDON, MA
S034:MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS' MEMORIAL CEMETERY, MA
N860:MEMPHIS NATIONAL CEMETERY, TN
S050:MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, TN
N861:MILL SPRINGS NATIONAL CEMETERY, KY
S053:MINNESOTA STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, MN
S278:MISSISSIPPI STATE VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY, MI
S104:MISSOURI STATE VETERANS CEMETERY/JACKSONVILLE, MO
S056:MISSOURI VETERANS CEMETERY / SPRINGFIELD, MO
S103:MISSOURI VETERANS CEMETERY AT BLOOMFIELD, MO
S057:MISSOURI VETERANS CEMETERY/HIGGINSVILLE, MO
N862:MOBILE NATIONAL CEMETERY, AL
S040:MONTANA STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, MT
N063:MOUND CEMETERY, WI
N863:MOUND CITY NATIONAL CEMETERY - IL, IL
N064:MOUND CITY, KS
N864:MOUNTAIN HOME NATIONAL CEMETERY, TN
N065:MT MORIAH SOLDIERS LOT, PA
N066:MT. MORIAH NAVAL PLOT, PA
Z028:MT. OLIVET, NA
N067:MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY, ME
N865:NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY, TN
N866:NATCHEZ NATIONAL CEMETERY, MS
N925:NATIONAL CEMETERY OF THE ALLEGHENIES, PA
N914:NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF ARIZONA, AZ
N899:NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC, HI
Z048:NAVAL HOSPITAL, NORFOLK VA, NA
S267:NEBRASKA VETERANS CEMETERY AT ALLIANCE, NE
N867:NEW ALBANY NATIONAL CEMETERY, IN
N868:NEW BERN NATIONAL CEMETERY, NC
S087:NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE CEMETERY, NH
S037:NEW JERSEY VETERANS MEMORIAL HOME CEMETERY, NJ
N077:NORTH ALTON CONFEDERATE CEMETERY, IL
S049:NORTH DAKOTA VETERANS CEMETERY, ND
S130:NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VETERANS CEMETERY AT REDDING, CA
S099:NORTHERN MAINE VETERANS CEMETERY, ME
S046:NORTHERN NEVADA VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY, NV
S102:NORTHERN WISCONSIN VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY, WI
S131:NORTHWEST LOUISIANA VETERANS CEMETERY, LA
Z029:OAK HILL, NA
Z030:OAK WOOD, NA
N068:OAKDALE CEMETERY, IA
M946:OFFUTT AFB CEMETERY, NE
N918:OHIO WESTERN RESERVE NATIONAL CEMETERY, OH
S016:OREGON TRAIL STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, WY
N819:PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL CEMETERY, PA
Z031:PLATISBURG BARRACKS, NA
N078:POINT LOOKOUT CONFEDERATE CEMETERY, MD
I953:POPLAR GROVE NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
N870:PORT HUDSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, LA
Z032:POST OF SAN JUAN, NA
N900:PRESCOTT NATIONAL CEMETERY, AZ
Z033:PRESIDIO OF MONTERY, NA
N069:PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY, PA
N070:PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY, VT
N871:PUERTO RICO NATIONAL CEMETERY, PR
N872:QUANTICO NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
N820:QUINCY NATIONAL CEMETERY, IL
N873:RALEIGH NATIONAL CEMETERY, NC
S013:RHODE ISLAND VETERAN MEMORIAL CEMETERY, RI
N874:RICHMOND NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
S133:RIO GRANDE VALLEY STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, TX
N901:RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY, CA
N079:ROCK ISLAND CONFEDERATE CEMETERY, IL
N821:ROCK ISLAND NATIONAL CEMETERY, IL
S005:ROCKY GAP VETERANS CEMETERY, MD
N902:ROSEBURG NATIONAL CEMETERY, OR
N921:SACRAMENTO VALLEY NATIONAL CEMETERY, CA
N875:SAINT AUGUSTINE NATIONAL CEMETERY, FL
N876:SALISBURY NATIONAL CEMETERY, NC
N877:SAN ANTONIO NATIONAL CEMETERY, TX
N903:SAN FRANCISCO NATIONAL CEMETERY, CA
N913:SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY NATIONAL CEMETERY, CA
S085:SANDHILLS STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, NC
N904:SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETERY, NM
N931:SARASOTA NATIONAL CEMETERY, FL
M947:SCHOFFIELD BARRACKS POST CEMETERY, NA
M209:SCHOFIELD BARRACKS POST CEMETERY, HI
N878:SEVEN PINES NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
I950:SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, TN
N905:SITKA NATIONAL CEMETERY, AK
A955:SOLDIERS HOME NATIONAL CEMETERY, NA
M203:SOLDIERS LOT BAXTER SPRINGS, KS
M204:SOLDIERS LOT MOUND CITY, KS
N924:SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL CEMETERY, FL
S098:SOUTHERN ARIZONA VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY, AZ
S389:SOUTHERN MAINE VETERANS CEMETERY, ME
S045:SOUTHERN NEVADA VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY, NV
S060:SOUTHERN WISCONSIN VETERAN MEMORIAL CEMETERY, WI
S186:SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA VETERANS CEMETERY, VA
S009:SPRING GROVE VETERANS CEMETERY, CT
N879:SPRINGFIELD NATIONAL CEMETERY, MO
Z034:ST. ELIZABETHS, NA
N880:STAUNTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
I951:STONES RIVER NATL. BATTLEFIELD, TN
N919:TAHOMA NATIONAL CEMETERY, WA
S044:TENNESSEE STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, TN
S273:TEXAS STATE VETERANS CEMETERY AT ABILENE, TX
N822:TOGUS NATIONAL CEMETERY, ME
N080:UNION CONFEDERATE MONUMENT SITE, MO
M940:US MILITARY ACADEMY, NY
M945:US NAVAL ACADEMY, MD
M205:US NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER, GU
A170:US SOLDIERS' & AIRMEN'S HOME NATIONAL CEMETERY, DC
S038:UTAH STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, UT
M942:VANCOUVER BARRACKS, WA
S097:VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF WESTERN COLORADO, CO
I945:VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, MS
S084:VIRGINIA VETERANS CEMETERY AT AMELIA, VA
N926:WASHINGTON CROSSING NATIONAL CEMETERY, PA
S390:WASHINGTON STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, WA
S048:WEST TENNESSEE VETERANS CEMETERY, TN
N912:WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL CEMETERY, WV
S051:WESTERN CAROLINA STATE VETERAN CEMETERY, NC
S388:WESTERN MONTANA STATE VETERANS CEMETERY, MT
N907:WILLAMETTE NATIONAL CEMETERY, OR
N881:WILMINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, NC
N882:WINCHESTER NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA
N823:WOOD NATIONAL CEMETERY, WI
N071:WOODLAND CEMETERY, OH
Z035:WOODLAND, NA
N072:WOODLAWN CEMETERY, MA
N081:WOODLAWN MONUMENT SITE, IN
N824:WOODLAWN NATIONAL CEMETERY, NY
Z036:WOODMORE POST CEMETERY, NA
S305:YELLOWSTONE COUNTY VETERAN'S CEMETERY, MT
I954:YORKTOWN BATTLEFIELD, VA
S007:YOUNTVILLE VETERANS HOME CEMETERY, CA
N883:ZACHARY TAYLOR NATIONAL CEMETERY, KY

[IronLionZion]

1. I'm enjoying the smiley emoticons for letter D and P in your post!

:D :P

[nmbluesky]

9. SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETERY, NM

I live near National Cemetery.

[Cha]

2. No, of course not.. This post from another site says it poignantly..

"Are the veterans of the wars who are laid to rest at The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Chicago somehow less heroic or had they served less than those buried at Arlington? Was their blood less brave, less red or less precious? Should President Obama be held in contempt because he chooses to honor fallen vets and stage the ceremony for doings so in an American city other than D.C.? What difference does it make if he chooses to honor the fallen in service in any other American city? Isn’t this the United States of America? Are the families who lost their loved ones in Chicago somehow less deserving of Presidential honor than those in D.C.." by Will

[treestar]

5. Dittos, the MSM is discounting contributions of those buried elsewhere.

[Cha]

6. They're willfully blind.

[Brother Buzz]

3. Don't forget the 24 American military cemeteries overseas, too

[Jennicut]

4. No, it is the RW that made a big deal of it. The same RW that provided

our soldiers with inadequate armor and who could have cared less when the soldiers came home. Like Sarah Palin, it is all for show with no real feelings for the men and women who sacrifice for us.

[PADemD]

7. It should be asked of those who complain...

Where did you go today to honor the fallen?

[Clio the Leo]

8. I live in a city sandwiched between two Civil War battlefields...

.... Chickamauga (where my great, great grandfather, a Tennessean, was killed fighting for the North) and Lookout Mtn. I know people with Civil War monuments in their front yard (placed their years ago before their land became private property.)

Every day is Memorial day for us. This notion that Arlington is the only one that counts is odd to me.

[arcadian]

10. a good 80% of those are Civil War cemeteries

[USArmyParatrooper]

11. Of course not

It's just more manufactured "outrage"

[zulchzulu]

12. Welcome to DU n/t

[Skittles]

13. nope

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