posted 12-24-2016 11:36 AM               

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Originally posted by MB:
John Glenn will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery in a private service.

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The funeral will be private and not open to the public, according to Arlington National Cemetery and multiple media reports.

A spokesperson for the cemetery also added a burial site for Glenn has not been determined.

posted 04-05-2017 01:52 PM               

NASA Television will provide coverage of the interment service for NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn at 9 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 6, live from Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

posted 04-05-2017 05:05 PM               

A Proclamation by President Donald J. Trump Honoring the Memory of John Glenn

As a mark of respect for the memory of John Glenn, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that on the day of his interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset on such day. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.

posted 04-06-2017 10:45 AM               

John Glenn, first US astronaut to orbit Earth, interred at Arlington Cemetery

John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, was laid to rest Thursday (April 6), four months after he died at the age of 95.

The late astronaut, Marine and U.S. Senator, who died on Dec. 8, was interred at Arlington National Cemetery during a service led by General Robert Neller, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. The funeral ceremony was private but a graveside service was broadcast live by the Department of Defense and NASA.

posted 04-12-2017 05:11 AM               

...the length of time it takes for scheduling is typically several weeks to several months and depends on many factors...

If the family is requesting a specific date for their service after their loved one has passed, we recommend contacting Arlington four months prior to the desired interment date.

posted 05-25-2017 09:56 PM               

The disturbing allegation has outraged Pentagon officials and sparked a top-level investigation to determine whether misconduct was committed. The memo, written by Deborah Skillman, the Defense Department's director of casualty and mortuary affairs, states the employee's alleged actions were "clearly inappropriate and personally shocking." The document is dated May 11.

...Glenn's family asked the Air Force to care for his remains in the interim, a request that was granted to "ensure an increased level of privacy and security for a renowned public servant, Marine Corps officer, and pioneer of space exploration," Skillman's memo states. It was during that time, first on Feb. 28 and again on March 2, when William Zwicharowski, the mortuary's branch chief, "offered to allow the inspectors to view the deceased." Skillman was among them.

"Moreover," she wrote, "this offer to view the remains was also made in the presence of, and observed by, junior personnel on the Dover Mortuary Branch staff."

The inspectors declined "and at no time viewed the remains," officials told Military Times.

posted 05-27-2017 06:28 AM               

...members of an official Department of Defense inspection team on-site to inspect the facility and determine whether it was in compliance with applicable procedures and policy and being well-run by its leadership.

...this inspection was pursuant to a new DoD inspection policy, and three other sites had been inspected prior to the team's inspection of Dover.

posted 04-05-2018 11:16 PM               

Today [April 5] we honored John Glenn Jr., the first American to orbit the Earth, with a special memorial service and tree dedication ceremony. Glenn, a former astronaut and U.S. senator, was one of NASA's original 7 Mercury astronauts. A hero to so many, his legacy lives on.