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James Christman from Allentown, Pa., the great-grandnephew of Army Pvt. William Christman, stands at his grave stone with his wife Kris and their daughter Lauren, 23, following a wreath-laying ceremony recognizing him at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday. Army Pvt. William Christman was the first military burial at the cemetery on May 13, 1864. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

History among the headstones — Arlington National Cemetery turns 150 years old

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

An Army honor guard bugler plays &quot;Taps&quot; after a wreath was laid at the gravesite of Army Pvt. William Christman, who was the first military burial at the cemetery, marking the beginning of commemorations of the 150th anniversary of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Christman, 20, enlisted in the 67th Pennsylvania Infantry and was hospitalized for measles five weeks later, dying on May 11, 1864 and buried at Arlington on May 13. (AP Photo)

Arlington marks 150th anniversary of first burial

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The grave stone of Army Pvt. William Christman, the first military burial at Arlington on May 13, 1864, following a wreath-laying ceremony recognizing him at Arlington Cemetary, Arlington, Va., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

150 years later, family visits grave of Arlington’s first ‘hero’

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times