1 adj If something is unusual, it does not happen very often or you do not see it or hear it very often. They have replanted many areas with rare and unusual plants..., To be appreciated as a parent is quite unusual.
Within two months 2,500 Soldiers had been buried at Arlington and by the warâs end a year later, more than 5,000 men had been interred there. The number mounted as bodies were collected and moved to the cemetery from temporary graves. Of all the Civil War dead buried in Arlington Cemetery, about 4,000 are unknown.
The Columbarium In April 1980, the first 5,000-niche section of Arlington National Cemetery's Columbarium for cremated remains was opened for use. Eventually, 50,000 niches will be provided. The Columbarium is in the southeast section of the Cemetery about half a mile from the Memorial Gate. Eligibility. Because of space limitation, ground burial in Arlington is quite restricted. The criteria for the Columbarium is more liberal, and extended to all honorably discharged veterans.