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The [[Space Shuttle]] ''[[Space Shuttle Challenger|Challenger]]'' Memorial was dedicated on May 20, 1986, in memory of the crew of flight [[STS-51-L]], who [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|died during launch]] on January 28, 1986. Transcribed on the back of the stone is the text of the [[John Gillespie Magee, Jr.]] poem ''High Flight'', which was quoted by then President Ronald Reagan when he addressed the disaster. Although many remains were identified and returned to the families for private burial, some were not, and were laid to rest under the marker. Two crew members, [[Dick Scobee]] and [[Michael J. Smith (astronaut)|Michael Smith]], are buried in Arlington. On February 1, 2004, [[NASA]] Administrator [[Sean O'Keefe]] dedicated a similar memorial to those who died when the Shuttle ''[[Space Shuttle Columbia|Columbia]]'' [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|broke apart during reentry]] on February 1, 2003.<ref name="NASA">{{cite web| title=Columbia Memorial Dedicated at Arlington| publisher=NASA| url=http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/home/F_04_Memorials.html| access-date=July 29, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918002921/http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/home/F_04_Memorials.html| archive-date=September 18, 2011| url-status=live}}</ref> Astronauts [[Laurel Clark]], [[David M. Brown|David Brown]], and [[Michael P. Anderson|Michael Anderson]], who were killed in the ''Columbia'' disaster, are also buried in Arlington. | The [[Space Shuttle]] ''[[Space Shuttle Challenger|Challenger]]'' Memorial was dedicated on May 20, 1986, in memory of the crew of flight [[STS-51-L]], who [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|died during launch]] on January 28, 1986. Transcribed on the back of the stone is the text of the [[John Gillespie Magee, Jr.]] poem ''High Flight'', which was quoted by then President Ronald Reagan when he addressed the disaster. Although many remains were identified and returned to the families for private burial, some were not, and were laid to rest under the marker. Two crew members, [[Dick Scobee]] and [[Michael J. Smith (astronaut)|Michael Smith]], are buried in Arlington. On February 1, 2004, [[NASA]] Administrator [[Sean O'Keefe]] dedicated a similar memorial to those who died when the Shuttle ''[[Space Shuttle Columbia|Columbia]]'' [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|broke apart during reentry]] on February 1, 2003.<ref name="NASA">{{cite web| title=Columbia Memorial Dedicated at Arlington| publisher=NASA| url=http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/home/F_04_Memorials.html| access-date=July 29, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918002921/http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/home/F_04_Memorials.html| archive-date=September 18, 2011| url-status=live}}</ref> Astronauts [[Laurel Clark]], [[David M. Brown|David Brown]], and [[Michael P. Anderson|Michael Anderson]], who were killed in the ''Columbia'' disaster, are also buried in Arlington. | ||
The Lockerbie Cairn is a memorial to the 270 killed in the bombing of [[Pan Am Flight 103]] over [[Lockerbie]], Scotland. The memorial is constructed of 270 stones, one for each person killed in the disaster. In section 64, a memorial to the 184 victims of the | The Lockerbie Cairn is a memorial to the 270 killed in the bombing of [[Pan Am Flight 103]] over [[Lockerbie]], Scotland. The memorial is constructed of 270 stones, one for each person killed in the disaster. In section 64, a memorial to the 184 victims of the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon was dedicated September 11, 2002. The memorial takes the shape of a pentagon, and lists the names of all the victims that were killed. Unidentified remains from the victims are buried beneath it.<ref name="Pentagon">{{cite news| title=Remains of Pentagon Attack Victims Buried at Arlington| url=http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=43465| work=American Forces Press Service| publisher=Department of Defense| author=Jim Garamone| date=September 12, 2002| access-date=July 27, 2011| archive-date=June 8, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608235447/http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=43465| url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
On June 25, 1925, President [[Calvin Coolidge]] approved a request to erect a Commonwealth [[Cross of Sacrifice]] with the names of all the citizens of the United States who died fighting in the Canadian forces during World War I. The monument was dedicated November 11, 1927, and after the Korean War and World War II the names of US citizens who died in those conflicts were added. | On June 25, 1925, President [[Calvin Coolidge]] approved a request to erect a Commonwealth [[Cross of Sacrifice]] with the names of all the citizens of the United States who died fighting in the Canadian forces during World War I. The monument was dedicated November 11, 1927, and after the Korean War and World War II the names of US citizens who died in those conflicts were added. | ||