The statue would be the first war memorial that has ever been removed from Arlington. The Department of Defense says it must be removed by 1 January 2024 at the latest, "as it offers a nostalgic ...

“In the United States of America, it’s shameful,” Jeffries said. The Confederate statue in Arlington was one of many around ...

They also noted the memorial's "history and ... For over a century, the bronze statue commemorating the Confederacy has stood inside Arlington — known as the "nation's premier military cemetery ...