USS Monitor Sailors Burial at Arlington National Cemetery
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- Опубліковано 29 кві 2013
- Under the swirling clouds of a blustery March day, two fallen heroes of the Civil War were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery last week, their identities still a mystery.
The two men were sailors on the USS Monitor, a Civil War icon that sank a century and a half ago in a storm off the coast of North Carolina, claiming the lives of 16 of her crew. Hundreds gathered at Arlington on March 8 to watch as horse-drawn caissons carried their flag-draped caskets to the graveside ceremony, which included a military band and a rifle salute.
The event marked the end of a long journey for the two sailors, whose remains were discovered in the ironclad's turret when it was raised from the seafloor during a joint NOAA-U.S. Navy expedition in 2002. From there, they were transferred to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) in Hawaii for identification, but the age and condition of the remains have thwarted efforts to determine which of the 16 "lost Monitor boys" now rest in Arlington near memorials to the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia.
Those present at the ceremony - held on the day before the 151st anniversary of the Monitor's famous clash with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads - included Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Kathryn Sullivan, and descendants of USS Monitor crew members. The descendants were also invited to attend a special luncheon earlier in the day hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and Monitor National Marine Sanctuary.
While the identities of the two sailors buried Friday may remain unknown, NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries continues to work with diverse partners to uncover more of the stories surrounding the USS Monitor, and to protect and preserve this irreplaceable piece of our maritime heritage for future generations.
Learn more about these sailors here: monitor.noaa.gov/150th/sailors...
It is appropriate that they were given a military funeral at Arlington. I seem to recall that the confederate crew found in the C.S.S. Hunley were given military funerals also.
As an amateur historian I think this a magnificent production, "bless and thank you for posting/sharing excellant way to say the least to honor more war's dead
Surely their must be other such ships which are recoverable?
some may be recoverable, but are considered war graves
If I was the president of the United States I would be in attendance to bid honor to our gallant heroes. Their sacrifice will not be in vain for they have proven the new age of Naval Warfare. God bless our men and women of the United States Navy God Bless America
First, you have to understand who was president then, the most anti American president ever. He was busy apologizing to the world.
lay to rest? ahem ,they had been resting for 150 yrs until you lot scooped them up !
@Jack Thau so why not scoop up sailors remains from the Arizona too ?
I wish the United States Navy would have gave the Confederate Sailors a military burial
No they were nothing but traitors who killed American soldiers. The confederates should have been grateful that they weren’t all executed for treason and were simply told to go home.
Why would we render full honors to traitors who fought only to preserve slavery?
confederate sailors are the exact antithesis of the United States Navy. It's possible the US Navy has never had a more treacherous adversary.
If the confederates had won there'd BE no US Navy, because there'd be no United States! Use your head, man!
@@eliyahuohiyon7461 theyy didnt they fought for slavery yes but also states rights trading goods without taxes
@@themodelman1678 Tell me what goods they were trading? No matter how you spin it, it still comes back to slavery.
God bless the Confederate States of America God bless the Confederate States Navy God bless the Confederate States Army God bless the Confederate States Marine Corps God bless General Robert E Lee
No
Robert Silva don’t thank traitors for killing American troops.
There are no confederate states of america, there is no confederate navy, nor army or marine corps.