Driving Downtown - Arlington DC 4K - USA
Driving Downtown Streets - Clarendon Boulevard - Arlington Virginia USA - Episode 49.
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Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the highest-income county in the United States by median family income, though it has the highest concentration of singles in the region. Arlington is the second-largest principal city of the Washington metropolitan area. The county is often referred to in the region simply as Arlington or Arlington, Virginia.
Due to the county's proximity to downtown Washington, D.C., Arlington is headquarters to many departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States, including the Department of Defense (DoD) at the Pentagon, Drug Enforcement Administration, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It is also home to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The many federal agencies, government contractors, and service industries contribute to Arlington's stable economy. Arlington is also the location of national memorials and museums, including Arlington National Cemetery, the Pentagon Memorial, the Marine Corps War Memorial, and the United States Air Force Memorial.
Economy
Largest Employers:
# Employer # of Employees
1 Department of Defense 24,000
2 Arlington County 7,555
3 Department of Homeland Security 7,300
4 Deloitte 7,000
5 Department of Justice 5,300
6 Department of State 5,200
7 Accenture 4,500
8 FDIC 2,900
9 Virginia Hospital Center 2,698
10 Leidos 2,300
11 National Science Foundation 2,200
12 Lockheed Martin 2,187
13 Environmental Protection Agency 2,100
14 General Services Administration 1,970
15 Marriott International 1,950
16 Booz Allen Hamilton 1,400
17 Corporate Executive Board 1,279
18 Bureau of National Affairs 1,015
19 CACI 813
20 Marymount University 726
Landmarks
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's home, Arlington House (also known as the Custis-Lee Mansion). It is directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., north of the Pentagon. With nearly 300,000 graves, Arlington National Cemetery is the second-largest national cemetery in the United States.
The Tomb of the Unknowns, also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, stands atop a hill overlooking Washington, DC. President John F. Kennedy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery with his wife and some of their children. His grave is marked with an Eternal Flame. His brothers, Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy, are also buried nearby. William Howard Taft, who was also a Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is the only other President buried at Arlington.
Other frequently visited sites near the cemetery are the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, commonly known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, the U.S. Air Force Memorial, the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, the Netherlands Carillon and the U.S. Army's Fort Myer.
The Pentagon
The Pentagon in Arlington is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. It was dedicated on January 15, 1943 and it is the world's largest office building. Although it is located in Arlington, the United States Postal Service requires that Washington, D.C. be used as the place name in mail addressed to the six ZIP codes assigned to The Pentagon.[94]
The building is pentagon-shaped in plan and houses about 23,000 military and civilian employees and about 3,000 non-defense support personnel. It has five floors and each floor has five ring corridors. The Pentagon's principal law enforcement arm is the United States Pentagon Police, the agency that protects the Pentagon and various other DoD jurisdictions throughout the National Capital Region.
Built during the early years of World War II, it is still thought of as one of the most efficient office buildings in the world. It has 17.5 miles (28 km) of corridors, yet it takes only seven minutes or so to walk between any two points in the building.
Driving Through Lee Highway (Rt 29) - Arlington, Virginia , USA | Residential Areas
Lee Highway (also known as Rt. 29) is one of several main thoroughfares through Arlington.
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The Lee Highway was a national auto trail in the United States, connecting New York City and San Francisco, California, via the South and Southwest. After receiving a letter on January 15, 1919, from Dr. Samuel Myrtle Johnson of Roswell, New Mexico, David Carlisle Humphreys of Lexington, Virginia, put out a call for a meeting in Roanoke, Virginia, to form a new national highway association. On December 3, 1919, five hundred men from five states met in Roanoke to officially form the Lee Highway Association. The auto trail was named after Robert E. Lee
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Introduction to Arlington, Virginia.
Arlington is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, on the west bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington, D.C. Although sometimes referred to as a city, Arlington is actually a county which contains no incorporated towns or cities within its boundaries. Originally part of the 10-mile square area set aside in 1791 for the nation’s capital, the land now comprising Arlington County was returned to the Commonwealth of Virginia by the U.S. Congress in 1846 and was known at the time as Alexandria County. In 1852, the independent City of Alexandria was incorporated from a portion of the County, leading to confusion, as two adjacent municipal entities continued to share the same name (Alexandria). The confusion was resolved in 1920, when Alexandria County renamed itself Arlington County, borrowing its name from the Arlington National Cemetery, which had been established during the Civil War on the grounds of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's former home, Arlington House.
Although best known generally as the home of the Pentagon, The Iwo Jima War Memorial, and Arlington National Cemetery, the County is also an important employment center. The Federal Government accounts for the lion's share of the roughly 200,000 jobs in Arlington, but high-tech companies have become increasingly prominent, as have several major associations, Fortune 500 companies, and other nationally known employers. The County’s residential population is among the most highly educated in the nation and is increasingly diverse. Arlington is the home of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and is serviced by the Orange, Blue and Yellow lines of the Washington Metro. The County is traversed by two Interstate highways, I-66 and I-395; as well as by the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
Arlington Area Attractions
The name Arlington is synonymous in many people's minds with Arlington National Cemetery, the most famous national cemetery in the United States. Veterans from all the nation's wars are buried in the cemetery, as are two former Presidents (John F. Kennedy and William Howard Taft). Also located in Arlington are the Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, and several notable memorials, including the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial (also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial), the U.S. Air Force Memorial, and the Women in Military Service for America Memorial.
Other attractions in Arlington include the Arlington Arts Center, founded in 1976 and housed in the historic Maury School; the Arlington Historical Museum, housed in a two-story brick structure built in 1891 and currently standing as the oldest school building in Arlington County. The Ball-Sellers house, a one-room log cabin with a loft built by a farmer named John Ball in 1742, is a rare example of an ordinary person's dwelling of the 1700s. The Ellipse Arts Center is a 3,000 square foot visual arts facility which opened in 1990, and presents a diverse schedule of high quality programs in the visual arts. A wealth of other attractions abound in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including the following:
The National Mall
Ford's Theatre
The National Archives
National Air and Space Museum
International Spy Museum
Lincoln Theatre
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Chinatown
African American Civil War Memorial
Blair House
Folger Shakespeare Library
National Geographic Society
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Building Museum
Visitors to Arlington can take the very short trip to the other side of the Potomac, where the city of Washington hosts several major league professional sports franchises. These include football's Redskins (NFL), baseball's Nationals (MLB), basketball's Wizards (NBA) and Mystics (WNBA), hockey's Capitals (NHL), soccer's DC United (MLS), and lacrosse's Bayhawks (MLL).
US Air Force Honor Guard AWESOME Performance
Video of the US Air Force Honor Guard. Video by Senior Airman Daniel Burkhardt | 11th Wing Public Affairs
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The US Air Force Blue
Music from the Air Force Memorial.
Ft Sam Houston, Military Honors Capt Philip S. Noe, USAF
Ft Sam Houston, Military Honors Capt Philip S. Noe, USAF
Flag folding with prayers for each fold.
A 9/11 Remembrance - 16 years and a lifetime later
Kitty Donohoe wrote and performed this haunting song at a 9/11 memorial service at the Pentagon in 2008.
It inspired this remembrance in the hope that the generation that grew up after the towers fell, never forgets how we got here 16 years later. That those who sacrificed so much in the wars that followed, did so in the hope that the world would be a better place for the next generation.
The video cuts in the video are in order:
- F-15C's flying Combat Air Patrol over New York City on 9/11
- MH-47 helicopters flying through Afghanistan
- F-16's in Afghanistan
- Night time firefight in Iraq
- CPT William Swenson while under fire trying to save SFC Kenneth Westbrook. Swenson gave Westbrook a kiss as he told his wounded comrade to stand down. (Westbrook did not survive his injuries)
- Flag detail at Arlington National Cemetary
- Opening of the Army Special Operations Memorial
- Opening of the 9/11 memorial in New York City
- Luminaria at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County, PA
- T-38C's flying a missing man formation
I take no credit for any of the pictures and videos used in this media story. The music was recorded by CSPAN during Kitty Donohoe's performance at the Pentagon 9/11 Remembrance in 2008.
Credits:
Pictures of 9/11 - Associated Press
NYC CAP - United States Air Force
Helicopters and F-16s in Afghanistan - US Dept of Defense
CPT William Swenson w/ SFC Kenneth Westbrook - CBS News
1LT Timothy Steele w/daughter - West Point Memorial
CPT Dana Lyon w/casket of CPT David Lyon - United States Air Force
Arlington Cemetery Flag Ceremony - United States Army
United States Army Special Operations Memorial - United States Army
New York 9/11 Memorial - 9/11 Memorial Organization
Flight 93 National Memorial - National Park Service
USAF Ssgt. Leon Yarzab Military Funeral Honors
USAF Ssgt. Leon Yarzab Born March 1st, 1943 and died December 28th, 2018.
Hello my name is Anthony Lesny, boyfriend of Mary Burch. I want to thank you all for coming to celebrate the life of Leon Yarzab also known as Butch to many of you. Though I only knew Leon for a short time I came to realize what a wonderful man he was and how much he achieved in his life. From his countless kind deeds, his commitment to his children and wife, his service to his country, time invested in his community, to bringing the neighborhood together, Leon spent his time and energy into making his corner of the world a better and brighter place. While his determination, ingenuity, humor and generosity carried him through the many trials of his life with a smile as well as some outrageous antics.
As a lad of 17 Leon enlisted into the military. Boy, what an adventure that turned out to be. His eleven year air force career started in 1962 when he walked into Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas for his first day in basic training. His test scores, aptitude to learn and relentless work ethic highlighted his entry into the military. Soon enough he was travelling around America and the world from AFB to AFB working on the many demands of his craft. Never shying from the opportunity to learn Leon jumped at the many training advancements the Air Force had to offer. Some of his adventures include working on the Gemini Space Capsule Landing in Lima, Peru. Setting the Air Force record for keeping the model 4360 engine running for 2279.3 hours while stationed in Bermuda the old record being under 2000. Receiving the honor of NCO of the quarter at John hay Army Base in the Philippines not to mention living in Guam for 3 years. Leon and his family experienced a 9 month separation when he was first stationed in Guam. When the family was reunited I can certainly tell you they learned to love the local cuisine. So competent of a mechanic he oversaw 27 unskilled engine mechanics and clearly led and trained his coworkers. Leon was trusted to be the only qualified piston engine mechanic assigned to the military airlift command in Guam for nearly a 3 year period. Leon was honorably discharged from the United States Air force in 1974 and moved to California.
Leon traveled across our country and experienced so many different cultures and communities. He became apart of those communities and gave back to them. His heart was large and encompassed all living creatures. One of my first memories of Leon is him sitting in his chair with a plate of food. Surrounding him above and below are 5 little feline beggars. One above his head on the top of the chair, two in his lap, one on the armrest, and the last excited little fella hopping from the ground to the other armrest back to the ground you get the idea. Meanwhile Leon takes a bite, pauses breaks off a piece gives it to one of the cats, he quickly retracts his arm and pushes the cats head from the arm rest away from the plate as it scuttle in to try and grab a bite. This scene continues as he tell the cats to hang on a minute and protects his plate from his furry friends. Leon didn't have the capacity to let the cats forage for food and fed an entire stray cat colony for many years. He took in all kinds of animals injured or lost and did his best to help those he saw in need.
Leon also gave so much to his community and to his neighborhood. From dressing up in costumes and visiting hospitals and convalescent homes he caroling and bringing joy, laughter, and entertainment to those who could use a boost to planning and hosting neighborhood parties. Much of what Leon did he did with his family and brought them into the community or the community to them. When Mary and I delivered the news and invitation to a neighbor they spoke so highly of Leon and told us about a recent conversation with another neighbor about how welcome Leon made them feel to the neighborhood. The moment was truly touching, the emotion almost tangible during her recounting. PTA president for two years at Beachy Ave., School, helped start the very first PTA in Harmon Loop while stationed in Guam, everybody's helpful mechanic donating his time to his coworkers, friends, and quite a few strays. I'm not sure how he fit it all in considering how these doings are just the tip of one large iceberg.
Today we honor and grieve for the loss of the wonderful man Leon Yarzab was. A loving Husband of 54 years, father of three, patriot of the community and family man. Leon i wish i could have more time with you to learn from you and learn more about your life from your perspective. You had so many aspects that we could all use a little more of in the world. Lets come together and share our memories of Leon and let him live on with us in spirit and forever try and learn to be more like him.
I want to thank Anthony for reading this message during the memorial service for my father. God bless him.
Celebrating the Air Force's 70th Birthday in 360° at the Air Force Memorial
By Sandi Moynihan
ARLINGTON, Virginia - In honor of the Air Force's 70th anniversary on September 18, we stopped by the Air Force Memorial to capture birthday shoutouts for the organization from service members, military family members and civilians -- all in 360°. Take a look.
***You can send a message of support and thanks directly to service members via the USO’s Campaign to Connect at uso.org/messages. Your messages will appear on screens at USO locations around the world.***
uso.org/stories/2055-celebrating-the-air-force-s-70th-birthday-in-360-at-the-air-force-memorial
US Air force Col. David K. Lyster Jr. funeral (full military honors)
This is the funeral of Col. David K. Lyster Jr. USAF Ret. is 2007.. He is laid to ret at Waco Memorial Park in the military section in Waco Texas. He received full military honor with his burial .
Memorial Day, Rangers, Arlington, Texas, Yankees Oath of Enlistment,
Air Force One lands at Dallas Lovefield #TheEagleHasLanded
President Barack Obama is in Dallas today to attend the funeral of the 5 Police officers, who were killed protecting the citizens during a peaceful protest, which started out peaceful.
Arrival of George H. W. Bush at Andrews Air Force Base
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U.S. service members with the Ceremonial Honor Guard and U.S. Air Force Band receives the casket of George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States of America at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, Dec. 03, 2018. Nearly 4,000 military and civilian personnel from across all branches of the U.S. armed forces, including reserve and National Guard components, provided ceremonial support during President George H.W. Bush's, the 41st President of the United States state funeral. (DoD video by U.S. Army Sgt. Victor Perez Vargas)
Video by Sgt. Victor F Perez Vargas 55th Combat Camera
The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
#41 #GeorgeHWBush #StateFuneral
US Air Force Band Full Macys Day Parade NYC 27
Trip to the USAF Memorial Arlington, Virginia 07272015
Third time to Washington, DC area in 2 years and finally got here to see this wonderful USAF Air Force Memorial .
John Dusterhoft / U.S. Air Force Photos
John Dusterhoft / U.S. Air Force / Airman First Class
Okinawa, Japan / 1953-1957 / Korean War
Music: The Air Force Hymn / Lord, Guard and Guide The Ones Who Fly
The Vocal Majority Chorus - Dallas, Texas
Mulligan's Arlington Service
Jim and Lois Mulligan Funeral Service at Arlington National Cemetary on March 23 2018. (Followed by) Jim's Stories about his Military Service during World War 2.
Air Force Thunderbirds
Air Force Thunderbird flyover at the U.S. Air Force Memorial dedication, Arlington, VA, October 14, 2006.
Air Force Funeral Honors
My Grandpa Earl served honorably from 1950-1954 in the Air Force. He was honored by veterans of WWII & the Korean War.
Best Attractions and Places to See in Arlington, Virginia (VA)
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List of Best Things to do in Arlington, Virginia (VA)
Tomb of the Unknowns
Arlington National Cemetery
U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial
Pentagon Memorial
John F. Kennedy Grave Site
Mount Vernon Trail
Air Force Memorial
Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Signature Theatre
Gravelly Point Park
SCOTTISH REACTION TO US MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
SCOTTISH REACTION TO US MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
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Watch my Exploring American Values Tour here:
PLEASE READ. I was on this trip with the United States Embassy to London as an observer about life in America. Part of the trip included Memorial day in Washington DC at the Arlington National Cemetery, a day that we were told to pay particular attention to respect in association with the event, during which President Trump was to make a speech.
Please let me make myself very clear. I am not a supporter or fan of any politician. The whole point of this Exploring American Values tour was not for me to pass judgement, and so you’ll not find any comments along those lines from me in this video. As a diverse group of British Public Diplomats on a trip as guests of the US Embassy to the UK, our sole purpose on this trip was to observe. I hope you understand what I’m saying and not jump to any ludicrous conclusions about me ‘taking sides’. I was in America to observe, not judge. ????????