The word cemetery is taken from the Greek word “Koimeterion”, which is the word for “sleeping place“.
A Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia is set to be taken down in the coming days as part of the broader effort to eliminate Confederate symbols from military-related sites, according to a cemetery official. Despite a recent request from over 40 Republican congressmen urging the Pentagon to halt the removal, safety fencing has been installed around the monument, and officials aim to complete the process by December 22. The Arlington National Cemetery assured that the removal would safeguard the surrounding landscape, graves, and headstones. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin opposes this decision and plans to relocate the memorial to the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park in the Shenandoah Valley, as stated by Youngkin spokeswoman Macaulay Porter.
The move is a part of the decades-long issue of Confederate monuments and their place in public spaces, with some advocating for their removal due to the controversial nature, while others argue for their preservation as part of historical heritage. History rewritten in not history: it’s fiction.
Update: A federal judge has stopped Arlington monument from being removed. For now.
