Army Begins Dismantling Arlington Cemetery Confederate Memorial Despite Opposition

• The Army began removing the Confederate reconciliation memorial from Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, despite opposition from lawmakers and some of the U.S. public. • Opponents of tearing it down say the memorial was intended to symbolize reconciliation between the North and South after the Civil War, and falls outside of Congress’ intent in ordering a review of Department of Defense assets seeming to commemorate the Confederacy. • “The Reconciliation Monument does not honor nor commemorate the Confederacy,” Republican lawmakers wrote in a letter to the DOD. The Army...