{"id":892,"date":"2013-03-11T15:41:31","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T19:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noaacoastsurvey.wordpress.com\/?p=892"},"modified":"2013-03-11T15:41:31","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T19:41:31","slug":"nation-pays-final-tribute-to-civil-war-sailors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/nation-pays-final-tribute-to-civil-war-sailors\/","title":{"rendered":"A nation pays final tribute to Civil War sailors interred at Arlington National Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week we blogged about the Civil War sailors<\/a> whose remains were being interred at Arlington National Cemetery on March 8. The funeral, for unknown sailors who were lost when the USS Monitor capsized, was solemn and stirring, and reflected the nation\u2019s great esteem for our fallen patriots. The unknown sailors were lost along with 14 of their shipmates when Monitor sank\u00a0off Cape Hatteras, N.C., on Dec. 31, 1862.
\nAll 16 sailors will be memorialized on a group marker in section 46 of the\u00a0cemetery,\u00a0which is between the amphitheater and the USS Maine Mast memorial.
\nRear Admiral Gerd Glang, Coast Survey\u2019s director, was honored to represent NOAA in the officer escort for the caissons. Glang and Rear Admiral Anthony Kurta (USN) served as Escort Commanders, and were joined by Capt. Gary Clore (Navy Chaplain) and Cmdr. Nathaniel Standquist (U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard), as the nation paid a final tribute.
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\nDr. Kathryn Sullivan, acting NOAA administrator, spoke at the chapel service preceding the procession and burial. (See NOAA: Remains of USS Monitor sailors interred<\/a>\u00a0for highlights of Dr. Sullivan’s remarks.)
\nThanks to public affairs officers David Hall (NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations) and Lt. Lauryn Dempsey (U.S. Navy), we are able to provide a photographic montage of the burial ceremony.
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\"Transferring<\/a>
After a moving memorial service in the Fort Meyer Chapel, the caskets are transferred for the funeral procession. (Photo: Lt. Lauryn Dempsey, U.S. Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"Casket<\/a>
Casket teams position the caskets on the caissons, while the escort team salutes. (Photo: David Hall, NOAA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"Caisson<\/a>
Members of the elite Caisson platoon at Fort Myer draw the caissons to the burial site. (Photo: David Hall, NOAA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"Officer<\/a>
Capt. Gary Clore (Navy Chaplain); Rear Admiral Anthony Kurta (USN); Rear Admiral Gerd Glang (NOAA); and Cmdr. Nathaniel Standquist (U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard). (Photo: David Hall, NOAA)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

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The funeral procession arrives at the burial site. (Photo credit: David Hall, NOAA)
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After the graveside religious service, casket teams remove the flags from the coffins. (Photo: David Hall, NOAA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Folding the flags. (Photo: David Hall, NOAA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\"Escort<\/a>
A final moment. (Photo: David Hall, NOAA)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week we blogged about the Civil War sailors whose remains were being interred at Arlington National Cemetery on March 8. The funeral, for unknown sailors who were lost when the USS Monitor capsized, was solemn and stirring, and reflected the nation\u2019s great esteem for our fallen patriots. The unknown sailors were lost along with … <\/p>\n

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