Just a few weeks back, Darrell Stafford, the internment foreman at Arlington National Cemetery, told CNN: “Everybody’s a VIP who enters Arlington National Cemetery, whether it’s a private or a general,” he said. “We look at them the same. Someone’s loved one has passed on, and we should do our best to make their departure [...]
Timing matters a lot in this business, and yesterday, New York Daily News reporter James Gordon Meek’s was excellent. The reason he happened to be standing in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery had nothing to do with his job, but it nonetheless produced an exquisite piece of journalism.
