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.
Also eligible for burial in Arlington are members who die on active duty, retirees, Guard and reserve retirees upon reaching age 60, former prisoners of war and holders of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star or Purple Heart.