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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social

I didn't originally catch this about the return of the Confederate Memorial to Arlington National Cemetery. It's going back in the same place as before. But instead of saying "the Confederate section," both Hegseth and ANC say it will be "near" or "at" the gravesite of sculptor Moses Ezekiel.

aug 28, 2025, 12:46 am • 11 5

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social

The name "Reconciliation Memorial" is an invention of the last few years. Calling Section 16 the "Reconciliation Section" would be too dumb for words. And just referring to "Section 16" invites the question - wait, what section is that? So, "near Moses Ezekiel's gravesite" it is.

aug 28, 2025, 1:12 am • 13 3 • view
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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social

The name "Confederate Section" appears on official maps of Arlington National Cemetery going back to the 1910s.

detail of 1920s map of Arlington National Cemetery. Labeled sections include
aug 28, 2025, 1:46 am • 6 2 • view
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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social

Arlington National Cemetery, in their announcement above, isn't (at least yet) playing along with the silliness of calling the Confederate Memorial the "Reconciliation Monument," so they just say "one of Moses Ezekiel's historic sculptures."

aug 28, 2025, 2:14 am • 2 0 • view
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Lisa D. T. Rice #MaskUp @lisadtrice.bsky.social

Glad that section will be full when I'm buried there.

aug 28, 2025, 2:35 am • 1 0 • view
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Joseph Gruber @josephgruber.com

I guess I'm not surprised but never knew the sections were segregated

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